Resolve, Directing the Maine Arts Commission to Study Federal and National Efforts to Protect Artists from Copyright Infringement by Artificial Intelligence Companies and Users and to Monitor Educational Use
What it does: On the version voted Jun 25, 2025: Directs the Maine Arts Commission to study federal and national efforts to protect artists from AI copyright infringement and to monitor educational use of copyrighted work, with $25,000 in one-time funding. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — Accept Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-58) Report from the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs (L.D. 109) (H.P. 74)
The tally
Yes 18 · No 14 · Not voting 3
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Republicans | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Other or unknown party | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no.
The full roll (35)
Yes 18
No 14
Not voting 3
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.