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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Update The Laws Governing Electronic Device Information As Evidence"
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description: "An Act To Update The Laws Governing Electronic Device Information As Evidence"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "131"
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identifier: "LD 1576"
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citation: "Maine LD 1576 (131)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["3RD-PARTY DOCTRINE", "CIVIL PROCEDURE", "EVIDENCE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 33
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2023-04-11"
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last_action: "2024-02-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/513d9ddc-736a-424e-a4d9-ca5f6e1057b1"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088557"
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source_hash: "05cc982593ccbf86528cb4bcda0222ddc667598372bc4e4d2b1d3091f7928ea4"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 1576 (131) — An Act To Update The Laws Governing Electronic Device Information As Evidence
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1021&item=2&snum=131)
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2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1021&item=1&snum=131)
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3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1021&item=3&snum=131)
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## Sponsors
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- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
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- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
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- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
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- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
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- John ANDREWS — cosponsor (person)
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- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
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- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-04-11** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2023-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-04-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
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- **2024-01-30** Reports READ.
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- **2024-01-30** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2024-01-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2024-01-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-732) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2024-01-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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- **2024-01-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-732). `reading-3`
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- **2024-01-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2024-02-01** Reports READ
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- **2024-02-01** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
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- **2024-02-01** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-01** Committee Amendment "A" (H-732) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-01** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
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- **2024-02-06** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
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- **2024-02-06** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-732), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-06** Ordered sent down forthwith.
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- **2024-02-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2024-02-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2024-02-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2024-02-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
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- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
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- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
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- **2023-09-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2023-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2023-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2024-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2024-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2024-01-26T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/513d9ddc-736a-424e-a4d9-ca5f6e1057b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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