---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support The Role Of Municipalities In Expanding Broadband Infrastructure"
description: "An Act To Support The Role Of Municipalities In Expanding Broadband Infrastructure"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1063"
citation: "Maine LD 1063 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "BROADBAND SERVICES", "INFRASTRUCTURE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joyce McCREIGHT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-05"
last_action: "2019-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6e08b2e-e17f-4b74-8e38-8107a7e0dd8e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072196"
source_hash: "aac2845bc3965dfe9a9c4029b5048ef2205b3f2cac6bd0b644004178e87e9eae"
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 1063 (129) — An Act To Support The Role Of Municipalities In Expanding Broadband Infrastructure

## 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=HP0786&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0786&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0786&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Joyce McCREIGHT — primary (person)
- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffery HANLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Norman HIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
- Robert FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05** Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-05** On motion of Representative MARTIN of Sinclair, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-07** On motion by Senator Lawrence of York, REFERRED to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-23** On OBJECTION of Representative STEWART of Presque Isle REMOVED.
- **2019-04-23** The Committee Report was READ.
- **2019-04-23** On motion of Representative STEWART of Presque Isle, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.
- **2019-04-23** Later today assigned.
- **2019-04-25** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-04-25** Subsequently, the Committee Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-110) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-110).
- **2019-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-110) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-110), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-14** 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/c6e08b2e-e17f-4b74-8e38-8107a7e0dd8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).