---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Definition Of \"Consumer-Owned Transmission And Distribution Utility\""
description: "An Act To Clarify The Definition Of \"Consumer-Owned Transmission And Distribution Utility\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1683"
citation: "Maine LD 1683 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "DELIVERY", "CONSUMER-OWNED TRANSMISSION AND DIS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-07"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1fc16ae-544e-47c6-b363-73c564df8264"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073757"
source_hash: "86c9a7abaf6a9d31fcbaf86a6e6f38d2d5a83445a26d1ef4068893c00e1ba069"
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 1683 (129) — An Act To Clarify The Definition Of "Consumer-Owned Transmission And Distribution Utility"

## 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=HP1207&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1207&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1207&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)
- Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)
- Deane RYKERSON — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffery HANLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-07** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-478).
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-06** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-478) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-478), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-07** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-17** 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/c1fc16ae-544e-47c6-b363-73c564df8264`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).