---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Study Transmission Solutions To Enable Renewable Energy Investment In The State"
description: "An Act To Study Transmission Solutions To Enable Renewable Energy Investment In The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1401"
citation: "Maine LD 1401 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "RENEWABLE RESOURCES", "TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS STUDY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seth BERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-26"
last_action: "2019-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55bdd53b-8792-407c-8ca3-b7fbb090b05a"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072736"
source_hash: "08f13be2429f0030b7faa7ed07cd224c83715827401f1bb1efee6f9469b1313b"
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 1401 (129) — An Act To Study Transmission Solutions To Enable Renewable Energy Investment In The State

## 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=HP1016&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1016&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1016&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Seth BERRY — primary (person)
- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-26** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-28** On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-28** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-369) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-369).
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** Reports Read
- **2019-05-29** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-29** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-369) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-369) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** 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/55bdd53b-8792-407c-8ca3-b7fbb090b05a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).