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IntroducedMay 01, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 1244, An Act To Require Age Verification For Online Obscene Matter
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 17, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1873
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Reagan Paulcosponsor
Votes
NO: 8
- Anne Carney
- Amy Kuhn
- Adam Lee
- Dani O'Halloran
- Dylan Pugh
- Ellie Sato
- David Sinclair
- Rachel Talbot Ross
OTHER: 0
YES: 79
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LANIGAN
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 68
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
Actions
- Jun 17, 2025 | Senate
- Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved to ADHERE to Bill COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
- On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending motion to ADHERE to Bill COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
- Taken from the table by the President
- Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 611 Yeas 15 - Nays 20 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Subsequently, the Senate ADERED whereby the Bill was COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Jun 16, 2025 | House
- The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Judiciary in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 16, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 522
- (Yeas 79 - Nays 68 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 13, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- May 21, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- May 12, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 438)
- May 01, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-722) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-722) ()PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on May 12, 2025 by Benjamin Bouchard (BAR HARBOR)PDF
- Testimony on May 12, 2025 by Christopher Gilrein (TechNet)PDF
- Testimony on May 12, 2025 by Christopher Gilrein (TechNet)PDF
- Testimony on May 12, 2025 by Charles MacPherson (China)PDF
- Testimony on May 12, 2025 by Lisa Margulies (PPNNE)PDF
- Testimony on May 12, 2025 by Olivia Pennington (Maine Family Planning)PDF
- Olivia Pennington, Maine Family Planning (Written) - JUD 05/20/2025 04:50 PM
- Charles MacPherson, China (Written) - JUD 05/12/2025 11:57 AM
- Christopher Gilrein, TechNet (Written) - JUD 05/12/2025 08:15 AM
- Lisa Margulies, PPNNE (Written) - JUD 05/16/2025 11:54 AM
- Benjamin Bouchard, BAR HARBOR (Written) - JUD 05/10/2025 01:27 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1873&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280099014
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280099014
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1873&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099014
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/05-12-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2