republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-517.md

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Bill	An Act To Protect The First Amendment Rights Of Individuals In The State	An Act To Protect The First Amendment Rights Of Individuals In The State	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 517	Maine LD 517 (132)	bill	FREE SPEECH HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTIONS	enacted	Amy KUHN	3	32	2	2025-02-07	2026-03-23	openstates	ocd-bill/397436b5-644c-470c-afd2-ff7b5a28f444	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096436	b4e1db853893402a0e9e7a23a93a4c6e84967d0e530e09f6e6f78bad85a97ba6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 517 (132) — An Act To Protect The First Amendment Rights Of Individuals In The State

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Amendment C-A (H-837) (committee substitute) — source
2. Chapter 593 (committee substitute) — source
3. LD 517 HP 335 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 20–14 (pass) · upper
• ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 73–65 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Amy KUHN — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2025-02-07 Received by the Clerk of the House on February 7, 2025. receipt
• 2025-02-07 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. referral-committee
• 2025-03-21 Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
• 2025-06-25 Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
• 2026-03-10 Reports READ.
• 2026-03-10 On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2026-03-10 ROLL CALL NO. 641
• 2026-03-10 (Yeas 73 - Nays 65 - Absent 11 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
• 2026-03-10 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2026-03-10 Committee Amendment "A" (H-837) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-03-10 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2026-03-10 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-837). reading-3
• 2026-03-10 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-03-12 Reports READ
• 2026-03-12 On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
• 2026-03-12 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 759 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
• 2026-03-12 Bill READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2026-03-12 Committee Amendment "A" (H-837) READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-03-12 ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
• 2026-03-17 COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
• 2026-03-17 READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-837), in concurrence. reading-2, reading-3
• 2026-03-17 Ordered sent down forthwith.
• 2026-03-18 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2026-03-18 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-03-19 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2026-03-23 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00 Carry Over Requested
• 2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00 Carry Over Approved
• 2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00 Carry Over Approved
• 2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/397436b5-644c-470c-afd2-ff7b5a28f444. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).