---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Certain Veterans' Organizations To Be Billed For Electricity Usage At The Same Rate As Residential Customers"
description: "An Act To Require Certain Veterans' Organizations To Be Billed For Electricity Usage At The Same Rate As Residential Customers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1431"
citation: "Maine LD 1431 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEMAND CHARGES", "VETERANS ORGS", "ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "RATES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-04-08"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7eda92f-8915-4fc4-8232-f6f782920581"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080317"
source_hash: "2fbbd40ee80f280b49e5bb3b681bbe6e9728db53a2050d86143bdb048ba7de8a"
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 1431 (130) — An Act To Require Certain Veterans' Organizations To Be Billed For Electricity Usage At The Same Rate As Residential Customers

## 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=HP1047&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1047&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1047&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-08** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 8, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-04-08** 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`
- **2021-06-08** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-08** On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-08** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-427) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-08** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-427). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** Reports Read
- **2021-06-08** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-08** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 254 Yeas 32 - Nays 0 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-08** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-427) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-427) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7eda92f-8915-4fc4-8232-f6f782920581`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).