Maine rejects comprehensive data privacy law, again

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: April 10, 2026

Words: 500

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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A proposal to create a comprehensive data privacy law in Maine was unable to recover after sizable business pushback led several Democrats to join Republicans in opposition, marking the second Legislature that has failed to get such a plan over the finish line.

The Maine House of Representatives cast the decisive vote Thursday night after the legislation bounced back and forth between the lower chamber and the Senate multiple times in recent weeks.

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