---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Public Utilities Commission To Evaluate The Ownership Of Maine'S Power Delivery Systems"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Public Utilities Commission To Evaluate The Ownership Of Maine'S Power Delivery Systems"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1844"
citation: "Maine LD 1844 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seth BERRY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-06-18"
last_action: "2019-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eee80d01-b562-4c80-b543-07b0cd5d83a0"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074702"
source_hash: "7e6d936bac9d66fb5b39620f660a17dcd432e6fe708f0dede5632ca918b33624"
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 1844 (129) — Resolve, Directing The Public Utilities Commission To Evaluate The Ownership Of Maine'S Power Delivery Systems

## 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=HP1315&item=4&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=3&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=5&snum=129)

## Votes

- ADOPT SAS-362 — **22–12** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE-EMER 2/3 ELECT — **21–12** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Seth BERRY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-18** Reported by Representative BERRY for the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Order 2019, H.P. 1306.
- **2019-06-18** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-18** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-18** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED
- **2019-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2019-06-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-19** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-19** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-06-19** Subsequently FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Elected Required FAILED `passage`
- **2019-06-19** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill FAILED FINAL PASSAGE
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending RECONSIDERATION
- **2019-06-19** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-362) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 347 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-362) In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-20** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-362).
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-07-02** 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/eee80d01-b562-4c80-b543-07b0cd5d83a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).