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ME LD 1797

enacted

An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Right To Know Advisory Committee Concerning Denials Of Public Records Requests

Maine · 132 · lower

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2025-06-08 — Became Law without Governor's Signature
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Amy KUHNprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-24

    Representative KUHN for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 411, subsection 6, paragraph G reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-24

    Report was READ and ACCEPTED.

  3. 2025-04-24

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-24

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  5. 2025-04-24

    Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.

  6. 2025-04-24

    On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-05-20

    Reports READ.

  8. 2025-05-20

    On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  9. 2025-05-20

    The Bill was READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  10. 2025-05-20

    Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  11. 2025-05-20

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.

    reading-3

  12. 2025-05-20

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  13. 2025-05-21

    Reports Read

  14. 2025-05-21

    On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.

  15. 2025-05-21

    Bill READ ONCE

    reading-1

  16. 2025-05-21

    Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence.

    reading-2,reading-3

  17. 2025-05-27

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

    passage

  18. 2025-05-27

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  19. 2025-05-27

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

    passage

  20. 2025-06-08

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

    became-law

  21. 2025-05-06

    Work Session Held

  22. 2025-05-06

    Voted - Divided Report

  23. 2025-05-19

    Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

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