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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 1873: An Act To Require Age Verification For Online Obscene Matter

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 1873 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on May 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Require Age Verification For Online Obscene Matter. Primary sponsor: Katrina Smith (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 17, 2025): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Katrina SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Alicia CollinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Rolf OlsenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Reagan PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. Subsequently, the Senate ADHERED whereby the Bill was COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
  3. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 611 Yeas 15 - Nays 20 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
  4. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE FAILED
  5. Taken from the table by the President
  6. On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending motion to ADHERE to Bill COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
  7. Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved to ADHERE to Bill COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
  8. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  9. The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.
  10. Sent down for concurrence
  11. On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Judiciary in NON-CONCURRENCE.
  12. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source