---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The So-Called Dig Safe Law"
description: "An Act To Amend The So-Called Dig Safe Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1720"
citation: "Maine LD 1720 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION", "PROCEDURES", "DIG SAFE STANDARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark LAWRENCE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-14"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e0288cc-2971-40f7-89d2-a36857407e00"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073868"
source_hash: "b8b266eb50ebcd716df7d27696e581f33fb10b69c9b6c7eca91f088376f0fe4e"
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 1720 (129) — An Act To Amend The So-Called Dig Safe Law

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0569&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0569&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Mark LAWRENCE — primary (person)
- Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-14** 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
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `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.
- **2019-06-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, 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/5e0288cc-2971-40f7-89d2-a36857407e00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).