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Maine LD 1917 — An Act To Allow The Sealing Of Criminal History Record Information Related To Convictions For Conduct That Is No Longer A Crime In The State
Maine, 132. LD 1917: An Act To Allow The Sealing Of Criminal History Record Information Related To Convictions For Conduct That Is No Longer A Crime In The State
Latest action
April 29, 2026 — The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Amy KUHN — primary sponsor
Bill text
LD 1917 HP 1278 Read version ↗
Amendment C-A (H-984) Read version ↗
Recorded votes
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT
April 8, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 21 · no: 14 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| BAILEY of York | yes |
| BALDACCI of Penobscot | yes |
| BEEBE-CENTER of Knox | yes |
| BENNETT of Oxford | yes |
| BERNARD of Aroostook | no |
| BICKFORD of Androscoggin | no |
| BLACK of Franklin | no |
| BRADSTREET of Kennebec | no |
| BRENNER of Cumberland | yes |
| CARNEY of Cumberland | yes |
| CURRY of Waldo | yes |
| CYRWAY of Kennebec | no |
| DAUGHTRY of Cumberland | yes |
| DUSON of Cumberland | yes |
| FARRIN of Somerset | no |
| GROHOSKI of Hancock | yes |
| GUERIN of Penobscot | no |
| HAGGAN of Penobscot | no |
| HARRINGTON of York | no |
| HICKMAN of Kennebec | yes |
| INGWERSEN of York | yes |
| LAWRENCE of York | yes |
| LIBBY of Cumberland | no |
| MARTIN of Oxford | no |
| MOORE of Washington | no |
| NANGLE of Cumberland | yes |
| PIERCE of Cumberland | yes |
| RAFFERTY of York | yes |
| RENY of Lincoln | yes |
| ROTUNDO of Androscoggin | yes |
| STEWART of Aroostook | no |
| TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland | yes |
| TEPLER of Sagadahoc | yes |
| TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin | no |
| TIPPING of Penobscot | yes |
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP
April 7, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 77 · no: 70 · other: 3
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| ABDI of Lewiston | yes |
| ADAMS of Lebanon | no |
| ALBERT of Madawaska | no |
| ANKELES of Brunswick | yes |
| ARATA of New Gloucester | no |
| ARCHER of Saco | yes |
| ARDELL of Monticello | no |
| ARFORD of Brunswick | yes |
| BABIN of Fort Fairfield | no |
| BAGSHAW of Windham | no |
| BECK of South Portland | yes |
| BELL of Yarmouth | yes |
| BISHOP of Bucksport | no |
| BLIER of Buxton | no |
| BOYER of Poland | yes |
| BOYER of Cape Elizabeth | yes |
| BRENNAN of Portland | yes |
| BRIDGEO of Augusta | yes |
| BUNKER of Farmington | yes |
| CAMPBELL of Orrington | no |
| CARLOW of Buxton | no |
| CARUSO of Caratunk | no |
| CHAPMAN of Auburn | no |
| CIMINO of Bridgton | no |
| CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham | yes |
| COLLAMORE of Pittsfield | no |
| COLLINS of Sidney | no |
| COOPER of Windham | no |
| COPELAND of Saco | yes |
| CRAFTS of Newcastle | yes |
| CRAY of Palmyra | no |
| CROCKETT of Portland | yes |
| DAIGLE of Fort Kent | no |
| DEBRITO of Waterville | yes |
| DHALAC of South Portland | yes |
| DILL of Old Town | yes |
| DODGE of Belfast | yes |
| DOUDERA of Camden | yes |
| DRINKWATER of Milford | no |
| DUCHARME of Madison | no |
| EATON of Deer Isle | yes |
| EDER of Waterboro | no |
| FAIRCLOTH of Bangor | yes |
| FARRIN of Jefferson | yes |
| FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor | no |
| FECTEAU of Biddeford | yes |
| FLYNN of Albion | no |
| FOLEY of Wells | no |
| FOSTER of Dexter | no |
| FREDERICKS of Sanford | no |
| FREDETTE of Newport | no |
| FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor | yes |
| FROST of Belgrade | yes |
| GATTINE of Westbrook | yes |
| GEIGER of Rockland | yes |
| GERE of Kennebunkport | yes |
| GIFFORD of Lincoln | no |
| GOLEK of Harpswell | yes |
| GRAHAM of North Yarmouth | yes |
| GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach | yes |
| GREENWOOD of Wales | no |
| GRIFFIN of Levant | other |
| GUERRETTE of Caribou | no |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | no |
| HALL of Wilton | no |
| HARRIMAN of Lewiston | yes |
| HASENFUS of Readfield | yes |
| HENDERSON of Rumford | no |
| HEPLER of Woolwich | yes |
| HYMES of Waldo | no |
| JACKSON of Oxford | no |
| JULIA of Waterville | yes |
| KESSLER of South Portland | yes |
| KUHN of Falmouth | yes |
| LAJOIE of Lewiston | yes |
| LANCE of Paris | no |
| LANIGAN of Sanford | no |
| LAVIGNE of Berwick | no |
| LEE of Auburn | yes |
| LEMELIN of Chelsea | no |
| LIBBY of Auburn | other |
| LOOKNER of Portland | yes |
| LYMAN of Livermore Falls | no |
| MACIAS of Topsham | yes |
| MALON of Biddeford | yes |
| MASON of Lisbon | no |
| MASTRACCIO of Sanford | yes |
| MATHIESON of Kittery | yes |
| MATLACK of St. George | yes |
| MCCABE of Lewiston | yes |
| MCINTYRE of Lowell | no |
| MEYER of Eliot | yes |
| MILLIKEN of Blue Hill | yes |
| MINGO of Calais | no |
| MITCHELL of Cumberland | yes |
| MONTELL of Gardiner | yes |
| MOONEN of Portland | yes |
| MORRIS of Turner | no |
| MURPHY of Scarborough | yes |
| NUTTING of Oakland | no |
| O'HALLORAN of Brewer | no |
| OLSEN of Raymond | no |
| OSHER of Orono | yes |
| PARRY of Arundel | no |
| PAUL of Winterport | no |
| PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft | no |
| PLUECKER of Warren | yes |
| POIRIER of Skowhegan | no |
| POMERLEAU of Standish | no |
| PUGH of Portland | yes |
| QUINT of Hodgdon | no |
| RANA of Bangor | yes |
| RAY of Lincolnville | yes |
| RIELLY of Westbrook | yes |
| ROBERTS of South Berwick | yes |
| ROEDER of Bangor | yes |
| ROLLINS of Augusta | other |
| RUDNICKI of Fairfield | no |
| RUNTE of York | yes |
| SACHS of Freeport | yes |
| SALISBURY of Westbrook | yes |
| SARGENT of York | yes |
| SATO of Gorham | yes |
| SAYRE of Kennebunk | yes |
| SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of Mexico | no |
| SHAGOURY of Hallowell | yes |
| SIMMONS of Waldoboro | no |
| SINCLAIR of Bath | yes |
| SKOLD of Portland | yes |
| SMITH of Palermo | no |
| SOBOLESKI of Phillips | no |
| STOVER of Boothbay | yes |
| STROUT of Harrington | no |
| SUPICA of Bangor | yes |
| SWALLOW of Houlton | no |
| TERRY of Gorham | yes |
| THORNE of Carmel | no |
| TUELL of East Machias | no |
| UNDERWOOD of Presque Isle | no |
| WADSWORTH of Hiram | no |
| WALKER of Naples | no |
| WARREN of Scarborough | yes |
| WEBB of Durham | yes |
| WHITE of Guilford | no |
| WHITE of Ellsworth | no |
| WOOD of Norway | no |
| WOOD of Greene | no |
| WOODSOME of Waterboro | no |
| YUSUF of Portland | yes |
| ZAGER of Portland | yes |
Legislative history
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Voted - Divided Report
- Work Session Held
- Carry Over Approved
- Carry Over Requested
- The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
- Later today assigned.
- On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth the Bill was TABLED pending FURTHER ACTION.
- Bill RECALLED From Governor (Pursuant to Joint Order - House Paper 1524)
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-984) in concurrence.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-984) READ and ADOPTED.
- READ ONCE.
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 912 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report PREVAILED.
- Taken from the table by the President
- On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-984) Report in concurrence.
- Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- Reports READ
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-984).
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-984) was READ and ADOPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- (Yeas 77 - Nays 70 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- ROLL CALL NO. 745
- On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- Reports READ.
- Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to the Report being REJECTED and the Bill and accompanying papers REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- The House INSISTED on its action whereby the Report of the Committee on JUDICIARY was READ and REJECTED and the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
- Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Report ACCEPTED and the Bill and accompanying papers REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY In NON-CONCURRENCE
- Taken from the table by the President
- On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending CONSIDERATION
- Report READ
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
- Report was READ and REJECTED.
- Representative KUHN for the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Resolve 2023, chapter 103, section 8 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.
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