---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Make Changes To The So-Called Dig Safe Law"
description: "An Act To Make Changes To The So-Called Dig Safe Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1892"
citation: "Maine LD 1892 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION", "PROCEDURES", "DIG SAFE STANDARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seth BERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-12-24"
last_action: "2020-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1d443df-adb5-4832-80fe-4ce658742e9c"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075715"
source_hash: "dab4e787efb6c6ed290704ac89c72a35cd59df8bc7f4a0f0dbe690f290809021"
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 1892 (129) — An Act To Make Changes To The So-Called Dig Safe Law

## 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=HP1358&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1358&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1358&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- Enactment - Emer — **142–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-24** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 20, 2019.
- **2019-12-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-02-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-02-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-685).
- **2020-02-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-02-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-685) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2020-02-27** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-03-03** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-03** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-685), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-03-05** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2020-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** ROLL CALL NO. 356
- **2020-03-05** (Yeas 142 - Nays 0 - Absent 6 - Excused 1) - Vacant 2
- **2020-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** 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/f1d443df-adb5-4832-80fe-4ce658742e9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).