---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve The Record Keeping Of The Public Utilities Commission"
description: "An Act To Improve The Record Keeping Of The Public Utilities Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 68"
citation: "Maine LD 68 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION", "ADMINISTRATION", "RECORD KEEPING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Everett CARSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9184d0cf-9c2d-4b3c-9bf2-3cf11908a5aa"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070730"
source_hash: "aed1672f86a1e7243cdb3aad681463bbb08ece21055537136e2d717b69357314"
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 68 (129) — An Act To Improve The Record Keeping Of The Public Utilities Commission

## 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=SP0021&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0021&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0021&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Everett CARSON — primary (person)
- David MIRAMANT — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** 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
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-19** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2019-03-19** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-12) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-03-19** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-03-21** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-21** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-12) `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-03-26** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-03-26** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-12).
- **2019-03-26** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** 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/9184d0cf-9c2d-4b3c-9bf2-3cf11908a5aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).