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IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 474, An Act To Prohibit Copyrights For Works Of State Government
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 28, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 732
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Joshua Morriscosponsor
- Tracy Quintcosponsor
Votes
NO: 7
- Joseph Baldacci
- Suzanne Salisbury
- Anne Beebe-Center
- Lynn Copeland
- Wayne Farrin
- Ann Matlack
- David Rollins
OTHER: 0
YES: 70
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CARLOW
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAMLICH
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- MACIAS
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- ZAGER
NO: 66
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- JAVNER
- 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
ABSENT: 15
Actions
- May 28, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 241 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- May 27, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 198
- (Yeas 70 - Nays 66 - Absent 15 - Excused 0)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 22, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- Apr 16, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 24, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 214)
- 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 25, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-258) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-258) ()PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Shenna Bellows (Department of the Secretary of State)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Patrick Corey (Windham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Bernard Fishman (Maine State Museum)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Peter Merrill (Maine State Cultural Affairs Council)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by William Norbert (Finance Authority of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by William Norbert (Finance Authority of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Jennifer Poirier (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Samantha Warren (University of Maine System)PDF
- Peter Merrill, Maine State Cultural Affairs Council (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 09:52 AM
- William Norbert, Finance Authority of Maine (Written) - SLG 03/20/2025 01:31 PM
- Harris Van Pate, Maine Policy Institute (Written) - SLG 03/21/2025 04:24 PM
- William Norbert, Finance Authority of Maine (Written) - SLG 03/21/2025 10:40 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=732&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096806
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096806
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=732&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096806
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/SLG/03-24-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2