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An Act to Repeal Provisions of Law Governing the Privacy of Broadband Internet Customer Personal Information

An Act to Repeal Provisions of Law Governing the Privacy of Broadband Internet Customer Personal Information

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Sponsor
Senator Harold Stewart
Last action
2025-05-28
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Repeal Provisions of Law Governing the Privacy of Broadband Internet Customer Personal Information

An Act to Repeal Provisions of Law Governing the Privacy of Broadband Internet Customer Personal Information Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Repeal Provisions of Law Governing the Privacy of Broadband Internet Customer Personal Information Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-27 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-25 House

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Repeal Provisions of Law Governing the Privacy of Broadband Internet Customer Personal Information
Sponsor:
Senator Harold Stewart
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1284
S.P. 512 In Senate, March 25, 2025
An Act to Repeal Provisions of Law Governing the Privacy of
Broadband Internet Customer Personal Information
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator STEWART of Aroostook.

Page 1 - 132LR1603(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA c. 94, as amended, is repealed.
3SUMMARY
4 This bill repeals the laws requiring providers of broadband Internet access service to
5 protect customer personal information from unauthorized use, disclosure or access and
6 prohibiting those providers from using, disclosing, selling or permitting access to customer
7 personal information without the express, affirmative consent of the customer.
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