An Act To Protect The First Amendment Rights Of Individuals In The State
LD 517 is a concept draft bill (per Maine's Joint Rule 208) titled "An Act To Protect The First Amendment Rights Of Individuals In The State." The bill's summary states it proposes to update certain laws to protect First Amendment rights for Maine residents, but the provided context does not include specific provisions, mechanisms, or affected groups. As a concept draft, it has not yet advanced to detailed legislative language or voting. Without additional text describing the proposed changes, a concrete summary of its policy effects cannot be provided.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Signed Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 23, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-837) READ and ADOPTED.
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-837) was READ and ADOPTED.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-60-11)
house
Mar 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
legislature
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Kuhn
DDemocratic
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