LD 1826 Maine House · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act To Protect The Confidentiality Of Personally Identifiable Information In Records Of The Permanent Commission On The Status Of Racial, Indigenous And Tribal Populations

LD 1826 creates a new law (§25012 in Title 5) requiring the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations to keep personally identifiable information confidential. This applies to data the commission collects for research on historically disadvantaged groups, including names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, and IP addresses. The commission may only share such information if it first obtains the individual's written consent. The bill directly affects the commission and the people whose personal details they gather for their research.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 29, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
upper
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-197) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
upper
May 19, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM
legislature
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence.
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
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.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Amy Kuhn
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