All Roll Calls
Yes: 171 • No: 160
MaineLD 2176132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)SenateWALLET
An Act to Safeguard Personal Information and Strengthen Tenant Rights in Maine
Sponsored By: Jill C. Duson (Democratic)
Became Law
COURTSCOURTS - SUPERIOR COURT
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Stronger privacy and harassment protections for renters
Landlords, their agents, and people acting under them cannot share personal information to harass, intimidate, or force someone out outside court. This ban applies when there is neither express consent nor a legitimate business purpose. It protects current and prospective tenants and occupants. Protected information includes contact details, race, religion, health, sexual activity or orientation, gender identity, nationality, citizenship, immigration status, government identification numbers, financial details, and crime-victim status. Exceptions cover valid discovery requests, subpoenas, and judicial warrants; disclosures to Maine law enforcement for emergencies or preventing or prosecuting crimes; and disclosures reasonably needed for property sales, refinancing, affordable-housing support, or municipal inspections and enforcement. People whose information is unlawfully disclosed can recover actual damages or $1,000, whichever is greater, and seek a court order preventing repeat disclosures. Reasonable lawyer fees are available after winning a judgment following a contested hearing. The law also broadens the listed offenses supporting protection-from-harassment cases, including unlawful disclosures.
Renter entry protections and lock-change costs
Tenants can recover actual damages or $250, whichever is greater, for unlawful entry, unreasonable entry methods, or repeated harassing entry demands. They can also seek a court order stopping the conduct and reasonable lawyer fees after winning a contested hearing. If tenants change a lock without giving the landlord a duplicate key, landlords can enter during emergencies by reasonable means. Landlords can charge tenants reasonable costs to repair damage caused by that emergency entry. If tenants change a lock and refuse to provide a duplicate key, landlords can end the tenancy with 7 days’ notice.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Jill C. Duson
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Adam LEE
Affiliation unavailable
Ambureen Rana
Democratic • House
Anne M. Carney
Democratic • Senate
David Sinclair
Democratic • House
Deqa Dhalac
Democratic • House
Donna Bailey
Democratic • Senate
Drew Gattine
Democratic • House
Eleanor Sato
Democratic • House
Mark W. Lawrence
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/8/2026
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP
Yes: 76 • No: 73
House vote • 4/8/2026
Enactment
Yes: 75 • No: 73
Senate vote • 4/7/2026
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT
Yes: 20 • No: 14
Actions Timeline
ACTPUB Chapter 767
4/22/2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
4/8/2026SenatePASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 763(Yeas 75 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/8/2026HouseReports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 761(Yeas 76 - Nays 73 - Absent 1 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-640) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-640). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/8/2026HouseReports READ. On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 901 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-640) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-640) Sent down for concurrence.
4/7/2026SenateThe Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
1/27/2026HouseCommittee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
1/27/2026Senate
Bill Text
Amendment C-A (S-640), adopted by House & Senate
Enacted
Introduced
Related Bills
LD 323, An Act to Fund Staff Support for the State Board of Education
LD 2155, An Act to Exempt, for Licenses Issued Prior to December 21, 2025, Persons Holding a Majority Ownership Interest from the Restriction on the Number of Manufacturing Facility Licenses and On-premises Retail Licenses
LD 54, An Act to Require Employers to Disclose Pay Ranges and Maintain Records of Employees' Pay Histories
LD 1519, An Act to Create a Stewardship Program for Electronic Smoking Devices and Related Products
LD 713, An Act to Exclude Data Centers from the Business Equipment Tax Exemption and the Dirigo Business Incentives Program and to Require the Department of Economic and Community Development to Study Financial Incentives for Data Centers
LD 473, Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Enter into Rulemaking Regarding Rule Chapter 30: Quarantine (Potato)