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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Data Privacy And Security In Elections"
description: "An Act To Protect Data Privacy And Security In Elections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 916"
citation: "Maine LD 916 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DATA", "ELECTIONS", "PRIVACY & SECURITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0b568dd-61f1-499e-aa9c-d3a77f00c53f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079370"
source_hash: "cb6e04e610a5c01aec6199fd976cbc367716befee1e1448ffaa92fd65d056a52"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---
# Maine LD 916 (130) — An Act To Protect Data Privacy And Security In Elections
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0672&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0672&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0672&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0672&item=4&snum=130)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-03-10** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-09** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-09** On motion of Representative CAIAZZO of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-513). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-10** Reports READ
- **2021-06-10** On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-10** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-14** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-06-14** FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2021-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-14** On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby this Billl was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) `reading-3`
- **2021-06-14** On motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-14** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-266) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-266) thereto READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-266) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2021-06-14** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-15** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-513) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-266) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0b568dd-61f1-499e-aa9c-d3a77f00c53f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).