---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Rules Adopted By The Connectme Authority"
description: "An Act Regarding Rules Adopted By The Connectme Authority"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 31"
citation: "Maine LD 31 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "REGULATIONS", "RULES", "CONNECTME AUTHORITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seth BERRY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08edbed9-9fdd-465e-911a-b908dd8eec63"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070667"
source_hash: "3d65b3b2f5da9b1443a2638ad8f5e6d4a4fbd5445d2840622f4576a24b91558e"
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 31 (129) — An Act Regarding Rules Adopted By The Connectme Authority

## 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=HP0032&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0032&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACC OUGHT TO PASS REP — **85–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Seth BERRY — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer DeCHANT — cosponsor (person)
- Norman HIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
- Rena NEWELL — cosponsor (person)
- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-02-07** On OBJECTION of Representative DILLINGHAM of Oxford REMOVED.
- **2019-02-07** The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-02-07** ROLL CALL NO. 2
- **2019-02-07** (Yeas 85 - Nays 48 - Absent 16 - Excused 1 - Vacant - 2)
- **2019-02-07** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** TOMORROW ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING.
- **2019-02-12** Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary. Report Accepted.
- **2019-02-12** READ the Second Time.
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-02-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-14** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Acceptance of Report
- **2019-02-26** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-02-26** Subsequently On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2019-02-26** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-02-28** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-02-28** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-02-28** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2019-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-03-07** 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/08edbed9-9fdd-465e-911a-b908dd8eec63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).