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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Reinforce Free Speech At Town Meetings By Allowing Persons A Minimum Amount Of Time In Which To Speak"
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description: "An Act To Reinforce Free Speech At Town Meetings By Allowing Persons A Minimum Amount Of Time In Which To Speak"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "132"
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identifier: "LD 1091"
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citation: "Maine LD 1091 (132)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["MUNICIPALITIES", "PUBLIC COMMENT", "TOWN MEETINGS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Benjamin HYMES"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2025-03-14"
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last_action: "2025-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a5e01f4-f725-463f-9624-d46de691adc9"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097497"
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source_hash: "35acac33d50c4fdf40e4ce069b4eede01213458e710ea7e374b0e7dd01775235"
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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 1091 (132) — An Act To Reinforce Free Speech At Town Meetings By Allowing Persons A Minimum Amount Of Time In Which To Speak
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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. **Amendment C-A (H-509)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0713&item=2&snum=132)
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2. **Chapter 409** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0713&item=3&snum=132)
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3. **LD 1091 HP 713** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0713&item=1&snum=132)
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## Sponsors
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- Benjamin HYMES — primary (person)
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- Alicia COLLINS — cosponsor (person)
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- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
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- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
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- Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
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- Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
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- Reagan PAUL — cosponsor (person)
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- Tracy QUINT — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-14** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. `receipt`
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- **2025-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
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- **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.
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- **2025-06-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
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- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
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- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-509). `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
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- **2025-06-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-509) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-509), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
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- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2025-06-22** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
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- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
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- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM
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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/8a5e01f4-f725-463f-9624-d46de691adc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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