---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend Criteria For Issuing A Certificate Of Approval For Certain Projects Under The Finance Authority Of Maine Act"
description: "An Act To Amend Criteria For Issuing A Certificate Of Approval For Certain Projects Under The Finance Authority Of Maine Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1503"
citation: "Maine LD 1503 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FINANCE AUTHORITY", "PROGRAMS", "ENERGY PROJECTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["VOLK"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-04-20"
last_action: "2017-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05aaccd0-04e8-433a-b730-1e88c23a74f5"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280064966"
source_hash: "0c419c01cf9dc0740b2a4a07cd77bd473831984d51e272038e18e6f676277ab7"
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 1503 (128) — An Act To Amend Criteria For Issuing A Certificate Of Approval For Certain Projects Under The Finance Authority Of Maine Act

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP052801.asp)

## Sponsors

- VOLK — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-04-20** Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-20** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2017-05-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-05-11** Assigned for SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2017-05-16** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2017-05-16** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-16** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2017-05-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2017-05-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-23** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2017-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-05-26** 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/05aaccd0-04e8-433a-b730-1e88c23a74f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).