Maine 132th Legislature Status: Introduced

LD 152 — 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 — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced May 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence
  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Require a Specific Time Frame for Agencies to Comply with Requests for Public Records

Bill Text

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Reported Out — ONTP/OTP-AM

  2. Voted — Divided Report

  3. Work Session Held

Sponsors

  • LD 152 · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 17 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • LD 152

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (185)

185 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed 122 Yea · 21 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6401
Republican 421706
Democrat 72001
Unenrolled 2000
Total 1222108
% of votes cast 81%14%0%5%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
BOYER of Poland — Nay
BOYER of Cape Elizabeth — Yea
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
FARRIN of Jefferson — Yea
HAGGAN of Hampden — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Not Voting
LIBBY of Auburn — Nay
WHITE of Guilford — Nay
WHITE of Ellsworth — Yea
WOOD of Norway — Nay
WOOD of Greene — Yea
Adam Lee Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ambureen Rana Democrat Yea
Amy Kuhn Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne Graham Democrat Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Cassie Julia Democrat Yea
Charles Skold Democrat Yea
Cheryl Golek Democrat Yea
Christina Mitchell Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
D. Ray Democrat Yea
Dani O'Halloran Democrat Yea
Daniel Ankeles Democrat Yea
Daniel Sayre Democrat Yea
Daniel Shagoury Democrat Yea
David Rollins Democrat Yea
David Sinclair Democrat Yea
Deqa Dhalac Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Dylan Pugh Democrat Yea
Eleanor Sato Democrat Yea
Flavia DeBrito Democrat Yea
Gary Friedmann Democrat Yea
Grayson Lookner Democrat Yea
Holly Eaton Democrat Not Voting
Holly Sargent Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Julia McCabe Democrat Yea
Karen Montell Democrat Yea
Kelly Murphy Democrat Yea
Kilton Webb Democrat Yea
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Yea
Laura Supica Democrat Yea
Laurie Osher Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Yea
Mana Abdi Democrat Yea
Marc Malon Democrat Yea
Marshall Archer Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthew Beck Democrat Yea
Melanie Sachs Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michel Lajoie Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Morgan Rielly Democrat Yea
Nina Milliken Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Yea
Rafael Macias Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sally Cluchey Democrat Yea
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Sean Faircloth Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Stephan Bunker Democrat Yea
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Traci Gere Democrat Yea
Valli Geiger Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
Walter Runte Democrat Yea
William Bridgeo Democrat Yea
Yusuf Yusuf Democrat Yea
Abden Simmons Republican Not Voting
Abigail Griffin Republican Not Voting
Alicia Collins Republican Nay
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Ann Fredericks Republican Yea
Arthur Mingo Republican Yea
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Nay
Benjamin Hymes Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
David Woodsome Republican Nay
Dean Cray Republican Yea
Donald Ardell Republican Yea
Elizabeth Caruso Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Yea
Gregory Swallow Republican Yea
Irene Gifford Republican Yea
James Thorne Republican Yea
Jeffrey Adams Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Poirier Republican Yea
John Ducharme Republican Yea
John Eder Republican Yea
Joseph Underwood Republican Not Voting
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Katrina Smith Republican Yea
Kenneth Fredette Republican Yea
Kimberly Pomerleau Republican Yea
Lucas Lanigan Republican Not Voting
Lucien Daigle Republican Yea
Mark Babin Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Mark Walker Republican Nay
Marygrace Cimino Republican Nay
Mathew McIntyre Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Michael Lance Republican Nay
Michael Lemelin Republican Yea
Michael Soboleski Republican Yea
Nathan Carlow Republican Yea
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Yea
Paul Flynn Republican Nay
Quentin Chapman Republican Nay
Rachel Henderson Republican Yea
Randall Greenwood Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Reagan Paul Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Not Voting
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Robert Nutting Republican Yea
Roger Albert Republican Yea
Rolf Olsen Republican Yea
Sheila Lyman Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Bishop Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Yea
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Yea
Thomas Lavigne Republican Nay
Timothy Guerrette Republican Yea
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Yea
Sharon Frost Unenrolled Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does LD 152 do?
An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Require a Specific Time Frame for Agencies to Comply with Requests for Public Records
Who sponsors LD 152?
LD 152 is sponsored by LD 152.
What is the current status of LD 152?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced May 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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