# Maine LD 9: An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Disclosure Maine LD 9, An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Disclosure, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Craig V. Hickman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-10 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 224); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD9-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 9 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Disclosure - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-06-10, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 224 - Sponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: ELECTIONS, ELECTIONS - CAMPAIGN FINANCE - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Simpler filings for no-money local races: benefit, low. A county or municipal candidate can file an online or written form saying they will not take or spend campaign money. If true, they do not need a treasurer or to file finance reports. In an uncontested legislative primary, a candidate can make a similar notice through 35 days after the primary and… - Stronger enforcement for late campaign reports: cost, medium. The law tightens deadlines and penalties for late or missing campaign finance reports. Staff send a first notice within 3 business days after a deadline and a second notice if a report is still missing after 10 days. After two notices, not filing can be a Class E crime and may be referred to the At… - Donor privacy and tougher penalties: mixed, medium. Contributor information from campaign reports cannot be sold, shared for marketing, or used for unrelated commercial solicitations. Violations can lead to fines up to $5,000, and knowing violations are a Class E crime. Using someone else’s name to give a contribution can trigger a civil penalty up… - Campaign debt and recordkeeping clarifications: mixed, low. Campaign funds can be used to repay loans or other debts from campaign activity. Committee treasurers must keep statements for the campaign account, as required by law. - New rules for town and city campaigns: mixed, low. State campaign finance rules now cover municipal elections in towns and cities with 15,000+ people, with filings made to the municipal clerk. In smaller towns, ballot‑question spending over $5,000 must be reported to the state electronically, and registered committees must share copies with local c… - Stronger rules for online political ads: mixed, low. Paid online promotions now count as public communications and must follow disclosure rules. Candidate and committee websites that name or back a candidate must show who paid and whether the candidate authorized it during these windows: 28 days before a primary, 35 days before a special election, an… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-10: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 224 - 2025-06-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-02: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-219).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-02: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-219) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-219).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 6, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-219), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0022&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0022&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0022&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (S-219), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0022&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0022&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0022&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD9-132 (as of 2026-10-17).