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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish Net Neutrality"
description: "An Act To Establish Net Neutrality"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 536"
citation: "Maine LD 536 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "INTERNET", "NET NEUTRALITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher KESSLER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af92271b-ee16-4828-8eed-60a62f1620a9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096450"
source_hash: "ad59057f8a72e878932e453d05179b93492e9abfb9cdaae9b5b0f0282a1cb618"
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 536 (132) — An Act To Establish Net Neutrality
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment C-A (H-439)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0355&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-506)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0355&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 404** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0355&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 536 HP 355** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0355&item=1&snum=132)
## Votes
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **7966** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Christopher KESSLER — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-11** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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 of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** ROLL CALL NO. 317
- **2025-06-04** (Yeas 79 - Nays 66 - Absent 6 - Excused 0)
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-439) was READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative KESSLER of South Portland, House Amendment "A" (H-506) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-439) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-439) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-506) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-439) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-506) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Reports Read
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-05** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-397) READ.
- **2025-06-05** House Amendment "A" (H-506) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-439) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-439) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-506) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-439) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-506) thereto in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **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`
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered - TABLED
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+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/af92271b-ee16-4828-8eed-60a62f1620a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).