ME LD1873 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Failed on June 17 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-17 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Failed on June 17 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-17 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter
Title
An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-06-17 - Senate - Recede RC #611 (Y: 15 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-06-16 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #522 (Y: 79 N: 68 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-06-16 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #522 (Y: 79 N: 68 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Subsequently, the Senate ADHERED whereby the Bill was COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 611 Yeas 15 - Nays 20 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE FAILED |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Taken from the table by the President |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending motion to ADHERE to Bill COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
| 2025-06-17 | Senate | Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved to ADHERE to Bill COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-16 | Senate | On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Judiciary in NON-CONCURRENCE. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 522 (Yeas 79 - Nays 68 - Absent 2 - Excused 2) |
| 2025-06-16 | House | On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-06-16 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-06-13 | Joint | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM |
| 2025-05-21 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-05-21 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-05-01 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. |
| 2025-05-01 | House | Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025. |
