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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Maine Human Rights Act Regarding Right-To-Sue Letters"
description: "An Act To Amend The Maine Human Rights Act Regarding Right-To-Sue Letters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1001"
citation: "Maine LD 1001 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES", "CLAIMS", "HUMAN RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephen MORIARTY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5949962f-8b56-4287-8d28-a601b26e3e59"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087034"
source_hash: "c51e2282b6087f10f00b4ff42472e500e85167845a25057cd5de96be59e3743a"
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 1001 (131) — An Act To Amend The Maine Human Rights Act Regarding Right-To-Sue Letters
## 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=HP0637&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0637&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0637&item=3&snum=131)
## Votes
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **6874** (fail) · lower
- Enactment — **8854** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Stephen MORIARTY — primary (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-07** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-23** Reports READ.
- **2023-05-23** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-05-23** Later today assigned.
- **2023-06-12** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-06-12** Subsequently, Motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
- **2023-06-12** ROLL CALL NO. 187
- **2023-06-12** (Yeas 68 - Nays 74 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-06-12** Subsequently, on motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** Reports READ
- **2023-06-13** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-195) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-195) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-195) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** ROLL CALL NO. 231
- **2023-06-15** (Yeas 88 - Nays 54 - Absent 8 - Excused 1)
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+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/5949962f-8b56-4287-8d28-a601b26e3e59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).