---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Utility Reorganizations"
description: "An Act Regarding Utility Reorganizations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1560"
citation: "Maine LD 1560 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION", "PROCEDURES", "UTILITY REORGANIZATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark LAWRENCE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-04-16"
last_action: "2019-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e177f26b-2c11-4c1d-9e1e-e53dae10da78"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073365"
source_hash: "368e6ed989183bd1c7f404dd9fc5df2c56d8694c246c1f0057e2497373ebee43"
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 1560 (129) — An Act Regarding Utility Reorganizations

## 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=SP0495&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0495&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0495&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- Enactment - Emer — **136–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark LAWRENCE — primary (person)
- Christina RILEY — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-16** Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-04-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (S-192) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-192). `reading-2`
- **2019-06-04** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-05** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-05** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-192).
- **2019-06-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** ROLL CALL NO. 195
- **2019-06-06** (Yeas 136 - Nays 4 - Absent 8 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** FAILED ENACTMENT In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-07** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-10** The House INSISTED on PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2019-06-10** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION
- **2019-06-11** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-06-11** Motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-11** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required `passage`
- **2019-06-18** 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/e177f26b-2c11-4c1d-9e1e-e53dae10da78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).