Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1873: An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter
Status: Failed, June 17, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter" Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: '.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter" Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: 'Sec. 1. 10 MRSA c. 239 is enacted to read: CHAPTER AGE VERIFICATION FOR ONLINE OBSCENE MATTER §1500-Y. Age verification for online obscene matter 1. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. A. "Business entity" has the same meaning as in Title 24-A, section 1402, subsection 3-A. B. "Internet service provider" has the same meaning as in Title 5, section 200-B, subsection 1-A, paragraph A. C. "Obscene matter" has the same meaning as in Title 17, section 2911, subsection 1, paragraph D. D. "Reasonable age-verification method" means a method for verifying that an individual is 18 years of age or older or (2) Requiring the individual to comply with any commercially reasonable ageverification system that relies on transactional data to verify the age of the individual. Page 1 - 132LR1231(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " " to H.P. 1244, L.D. 1873 E. "Remote computing service" has the same meaning as in Title 16, section 641, subsection 7. F. "Substantial portion of obscene matter" means, with respect to a website or Internet software application, that more than 1/3 of the total material on the website …
Sponsors
- Katrina Smith (R, 62) · primary sponsor
- Alicia Collins (R, 61)
- Rolf Olsen (R, 86)
- Reagan Paul (R, 37)
Latest actions
- : Taken from the table by the President Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 611 Yeas 15 - Nays 20 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Senate ADHERED whereby the Bill was COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved to ADHERE to Bill COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending motion to ADHERE to Bill COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. Unfinished Business
- : The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Judiciary in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 522(Yeas 79 - Nays 68 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Votes
- Senate RC #611: RECEDE (June 17, 2025): 15 yea, 20 nay, failed
- House RC #522: ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP (June 16, 2025): 79 yea, 68 nay, passed
Subjects: HUMAN RIGHTS, Legislature, Senate, Other, INTERNET AGE VERIFICATION, PRIVACY
Common questions
- What is LD1873?
- LD1873 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter.
- What does LD1873 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter" Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: '.
- What is the status of LD1873?
- Failed as of June 17, 2025. Latest action: Taken from the table by the President Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 611 Yeas 15 - Nays 20 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Senate ADHERED whereby the Bill was COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (June 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1873?
- Katrina Smith (R, 62), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1873?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1873&snum=132
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