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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act Regarding Rules Adopted By The Connectme Authority"
+description: "An Act Regarding Rules Adopted By The Connectme Authority"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "129"
+identifier: "LD 31"
+citation: "Maine LD 31 (129)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "REGULATIONS", "RULES", "CONNECTME AUTHORITY"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Seth BERRY"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2019-01-09"
+last_action: "2019-03-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08edbed9-9fdd-465e-911a-b908dd8eec63"
+source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070667"
+source_hash: "3d65b3b2f5da9b1443a2638ad8f5e6d4a4fbd5445d2840622f4576a24b91558e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 31 (129) — An Act Regarding Rules Adopted By The Connectme Authority
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0032&item=1&snum=129)
+2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0032&item=3&snum=129)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACC OUGHT TO PASS REP — **85–48** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Seth BERRY — primary (person)
+- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
+- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)
+- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
+- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
+- Jennifer DeCHANT — cosponsor (person)
+- Norman HIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
+- Rena NEWELL — cosponsor (person)
+- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — cosponsor (person)
+- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-09** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-07** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
+- **2019-02-07** On OBJECTION of Representative DILLINGHAM of Oxford REMOVED.
+- **2019-02-07** The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
+- **2019-02-07** ROLL CALL NO. 2
+- **2019-02-07** (Yeas 85 - Nays 48 - Absent 16 - Excused 1 - Vacant - 2)
+- **2019-02-07** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-07** TOMORROW ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING.
+- **2019-02-12** Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary. Report Accepted.
+- **2019-02-12** READ the Second Time.
+- **2019-02-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
+- **2019-02-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-02-14** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Acceptance of Report
+- **2019-02-26** Taken from the table by the President
+- **2019-02-26** Subsequently On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
+- **2019-02-26** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-26** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
+- **2019-02-28** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
+- **2019-02-28** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
+- **2019-02-28** Ordered sent down forthwith
+- **2019-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2019-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-03-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2019-03-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08edbed9-9fdd-465e-911a-b908dd8eec63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+