---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Cell Phone Service In Underserved Areas By Installing Wireless Base Stations At State-Owned Facilities"
description: "An Act To Improve Cell Phone Service In Underserved Areas By Installing Wireless Base Stations At State-Owned Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1603"
citation: "Maine LD 1603 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "CELLULAR PHONES", "RURAL COVERAGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-18"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f00af274-c1b1-4fee-9372-68f2f2465050"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073455"
source_hash: "93a6835c5f5ab8cdb2dde59c5fb77d6bcbef0d78917923c262c49ea9fe2f87a7"
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 1603 (129) — An Act To Improve Cell Phone Service In Underserved Areas By Installing Wireless Base Stations At State-Owned Facilities

## 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=SP0509&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0509&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0509&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Christina RILEY — cosponsor (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- John MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-18** 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
- **2019-04-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-29** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (S-155) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-155). `reading-2`
- **2019-05-29** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-05-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-155).
- **2019-05-30** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-10** 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/f00af274-c1b1-4fee-9372-68f2f2465050`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).