---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Study Transmission Grid Reliability And Rate Stability In Northern Maine"
description: "Resolve, To Study Transmission Grid Reliability And Rate Stability In Northern Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1796"
citation: "Maine LD 1796 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY", "PLANNING", "LONG-TERM PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold STEWART"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-29"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3929a3e9-a971-465c-8f3b-d73e53ccf249"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074299"
source_hash: "2be8bb020de5ffd91a3813e76c2af86c7defe44429a3923344a6b7597d708a65"
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 1796 (129) — Resolve, To Study Transmission Grid Reliability And Rate Stability In Northern Maine

## 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=HP1275&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1275&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1275&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Harold STEWART — primary (person)
- Chris JOHANSEN — cosponsor (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Dustin WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory SWALLOW — cosponsor (person)
- John DeVEAU — cosponsor (person)
- John MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-29** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-29** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** 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 Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-480).
- **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-480) 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-480), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-07** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** FINALLY PASSED, 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/3929a3e9-a971-465c-8f3b-d73e53ccf249`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).