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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Communications By Alleged Victims Regarding Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Cyberbullying Or Discrimination From Litigation"
description: "An Act To Protect Communications By Alleged Victims Regarding Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Cyberbullying Or Discrimination From Litigation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 385"
citation: "Maine LD 385 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FREE SPEECH", "HUMAN RIGHTS", "SLAPP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stacy BRENNER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06d15bb5-4d45-44d7-879e-a3677fd1847e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096071"
source_hash: "de024561549c87b439961e23e67ec2179c7c0d23bdca1909739a9d1a8b4b2b17"
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 385 (132) — An Act To Protect Communications By Alleged Victims Regarding Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Cyberbullying Or Discrimination From Litigation
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter 403** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0154&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 385 SP 154** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0154&item=1&snum=132)
## Votes
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **7270** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Stacy BRENNER — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-04** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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.
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ
- **2025-06-04** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-04** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-05** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-05** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-05** ROLL CALL NO. 336
- **2025-06-05** (Yeas 72 - Nays 70 - Absent 7 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-3`
- **2025-06-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-22** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+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/06d15bb5-4d45-44d7-879e-a3677fd1847e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).