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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions Related To Research And Aquaculture Leases"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions Related To Research And Aquaculture Leases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1972"
citation: "Maine LD 1972 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISCLOSURE EXCEPTIONS", "FREEDOM OF ACCESS", "PUBLIC RECORDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thom HARNETT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-10"
last_action: "2022-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42067222-d0cf-4b4b-aaf9-8d474bffa3f9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082771"
source_hash: "2577b91f3f5d9a3e4c9f6ab0288bc04659d1786110ed08c2e9d841590432e567"
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 1972 (130) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Public Records Exceptions Related To Research And Aquaculture Leases
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1467&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1467&item=3&snum=130)
## Sponsors
- Thom HARNETT — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-02-10** Representative HARNETT for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 411, subsection 6, paragraph G, reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2022-02-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-02-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-02-10** On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-24** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-24** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-24** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** Reports Read
- **2022-03-29** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-29** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/42067222-d0cf-4b4b-aaf9-8d474bffa3f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).