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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Prohibit A Public Utility From Terminating Or Disconnecting Service To A Public Safety Facility Without Advance Notice And Approval"
+description: "An Act To Prohibit A Public Utility From Terminating Or Disconnecting Service To A Public Safety Facility Without Advance Notice And Approval"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "130"
+identifier: "LD 1847"
+citation: "Maine LD 1847 (130)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["DISCONNECTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY FAC", "PROCEDURES", "PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Seth BERRY"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-12-20"
+last_action: "2022-04-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7455da85-fffa-4a70-a9ae-178d6401908e"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082223"
+source_hash: "5c5a467bf719223764a0332154b4c170caa7ff99c436e4fb7938270c5897ea46"
+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 1847 (130) — An Act To Prohibit A Public Utility From Terminating Or Disconnecting Service To A Public Safety Facility Without Advance Notice And Approval
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1368&item=2&snum=130)
+2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1368&item=1&snum=130)
+3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1368&item=4&snum=130)
+4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1368&item=3&snum=130)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **90–47** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Seth BERRY — primary (person)
+- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
+- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
+- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
+- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
+- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-12-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 20, 2021. `receipt`
+- **2021-12-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-29** Reports READ.
+- **2022-03-29** On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2022-03-29** ROLL CALL NO. 490
+- **2022-03-29** (Yeas 90 - Nays 47 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
+- **2022-03-29** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2022-03-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-861). `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2022-03-31** Reports Read
+- **2022-03-31** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) Report ACCEPTED.
+- **2022-03-31** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2022-03-31** Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2022-03-31** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
+- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2022-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2022-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
+- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2022-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7455da85-fffa-4a70-a9ae-178d6401908e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+