Maine Extends Legislative Session, Keeps Door Open for Privacy Bill
Maine is expected to continue consideration of comprehensive privacy legislation in an extended session next week, state Rep. Rachel Henderson (R) told us Friday.
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The Maine legislature opted to extend the session at Wednesday’s deadline. Henderson is the author of LD-1088, which takes a notice-and-consent approach based on the common state model (see 2505300062). LD-1088 failed in the House 77-70, was held and “should be taken up by the Senate when we reconvene next week,” she said.
Henderson said her understanding is that LD-1822, a competing privacy bill introduced by House Judiciary Chair Amy Kuhn (D) and Senate Judiciary Chair Anne Carney (D), will be carried over to the second regular session in 2026.