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Maine HouseLD 1873

An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter

Passed 79–68Party-line

What it does: As introduced, requires businesses that knowingly publish obscene matter online to verify users are of age by reasonable methods and bars them from keeping users' identifying information after verification. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

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The tally

Yes 79 · No 68 · Not voting 4

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats7401
Republicans2683
Other or unknown party300

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 2 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (151)

Yes 79

No 68

Not voting 4

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.