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IntroducedJan 14, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 85, An Act To Amend The Freedom Of Access Act To Require A Specific Time Frame For Agencies To Comply With Requests For Public Records
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 09, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 152
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 1
- Rachel Henderson
NO: 12
- Anne Carney
- Amy Kuhn
- Mark Babin
- Elizabeth Caruso
- David Haggan
- Adam Lee
- Dani O'Halloran
- Jennifer Poirier
- Dylan Pugh
- Ellie Sato
- David Sinclair
- Rachel Talbot Ross
OTHER: 0
YES: 122
- ABDI
- ALBERT
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BECK
- BELL
- BLIER
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CARLOW
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COOPER
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LOOKNER
- LYMAN
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- OSHER
- PARRY
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WADSWORTH
- WARREN
- WEBB
- WHITE
- WOOD
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 21
Actions
- Jun 09, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence.
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Jun 09, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 360
- (Yeas 122 - Nays 21 - Absent 6 - Excused 2)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 06, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- May 06, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Feb 05, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 438)
- Jan 14, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
- Jan 14, 2025 | House
- Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-558) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-558) ()PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Jennifer Belanger (Maine Department of Education)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Shenna Bellows (Secretary of State)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Christine Boone (Regional School Unit 22)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Christine Boone (Regional School Unit 22)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Christine Boone (RSU 22)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Victoria Bucklin (APPLETON)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Paul Cavanaugh (Dept of Public Safety)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Joan Cohen (DPFR)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Jan Collins (Wilton)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Philip Crowell, Jr. (Maine Service Centers Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Andre Cushing (Maine County Commissioners Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Valerie Derosier (Unity)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Robbie Feinberg (Maine School Management Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Kirsten Figueroa (DAFS)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Aaron Frey (Office of the Attorney General)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Sara Gagne-Holmes (Department of Health and Human Services)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Sara Gagne-Holmes (Maine DHHS)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Ben Grant (Maine Education Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Jeffrey Harmon (City of Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Grace Innis (City of Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Sarah Johnson (Sanford)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Rebecca Lambert (Maine Municipal Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Kevin Martin (Department of Environmental Protection)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Judith Meyer (Maine Press Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Judy Meyers (Maine Freedom of Information Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Jason Moen (Maine Chiefs of Police Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Nicki Pellenz (Maine Water Utilities Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Patrick Polky (Maine Sheriffs' Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Samuel Prawer (Department of Corrections)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Meghan Russo (MaineDOT)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Bradley Sawyer (Maine Rural Water Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Justin Silverman (New England First Amendment Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Kit Thomson Crossman (Maine Human Rights Commission)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Paul Cavanaugh, Dept of Public Safety (Written) - JUD 02/04/2025 03:59 PM
- Valerie Derosier, Unity (Written) - JUD 02/06/2025 06:43 AM
- Meghan Russo, MaineDOT (Written) - JUD 02/06/2025 10:36 AM
- Sara Gagne-Holmes, Department of Health and Human Services (Written) - JUD 02/27/2025 10:42 AM
- Jeffrey Harmon, City of Auburn (Written) - JUD 01/30/2025 07:55 AM
- Nicki Pellenz, Maine Water Utilities Association (Written) - JUD 02/04/2025 03:40 PM
- Rebecca Lambert, Maine Municipal Association (Speaking Against) - JUD 02/05/2025 08:35 AM
- Kirsten Figueroa, DAFS (Written) - JUD 02/05/2025 12:15 PM
- Harris Van Pate, Maine Policy Institute (Written) - JUD 01/31/2025 11:03 AM
- Jennifer Belanger, Maine Department of Education (Written) - JUD 02/04/2025 10:25 AM
- Andre Cushing, Maine County Commissioners Association (Written) - JUD 02/05/2025 08:46 AM
- Shenna Bellows, Secretary of State (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 03:35 PM
- Samuel Prawer, Department of Corrections (Written) - JUD 02/05/2025 09:32 AM
- Victoria Bucklin, APPLETON (Written) - JUD 02/06/2025 01:52 PM
- Christine Boone, RSU 22 (Written) - JUD 02/04/2025 12:31 PM
- Grace Innis, City of Bangor (Written) - JUD 02/05/2025 08:24 AM
- Sarah Johnson, Sanford (Written) - JUD 01/31/2025 12:26 PM
- Joan Cohen, DPFR (Written) - JUD 02/05/2025 06:37 AM
- Christine Boone, Regional School Unit 22 (Written) - JUD 02/04/2025 11:35 AM
- Jason Moen, Maine Chiefs of Police Association (Written) - JUD 02/04/2025 01:16 PM
- Jan Collins, Wilton (Written) - JUD 02/05/2025 08:41 AM
- Philip Crowell, Jr., Maine Service Centers Coalition (Written) - JUD 02/05/2025 08:55 AM
- Sara Gagne-Holmes, Maine DHHS (Written) - JUD 02/05/2025 03:08 PM
- Bradley Sawyer, Maine Rural Water Association (Written) - JUD 02/07/2025 10:22 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=152&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280095751
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280095751
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=152&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095751
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/02-05-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2