---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Consideration Of Climate And Equity Impacts By The Public Utilities Commission"
description: "An Act To Require Consideration Of Climate And Equity Impacts By The Public Utilities Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1682"
citation: "Maine LD 1682 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CLIMATE CHANGE", "ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS", "PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria DOUDERA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-04"
last_action: "2021-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d35f9a97-3eec-45b0-9e20-6f24e87a4ab5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080769"
source_hash: "ffbeb57b64042d99c40edee23efd991d8e282a86d2ce8b31c4ecf81458af4e96"
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 1682 (130) — An Act To Require Consideration Of Climate And Equity Impacts By 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=HP1251&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1251&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1251&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **82–53** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **23–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Victoria DOUDERA — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia BLUME — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-04** Received by the Clerk of the House on May 4, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-05-04** 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`
- **2021-06-10** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-10** On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-10** ROLL CALL NO. 236
- **2021-06-10** (Yeas 82 - Nays 53 - Absent 16 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-541) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-541). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-14** Reports READ
- **2021-06-14** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-14** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 324 Yeas 23 - Nays 12 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-541) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-541) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+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/d35f9a97-3eec-45b0-9e20-6f24e87a4ab5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).