---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Facilitate Access To Heating Assistance"
description: "An Act To Facilitate Access To Heating Assistance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1966"
citation: "Maine LD 1966 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY ASSISTANCE", "HOUSING", "ONLINE APPLICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Glenn CURRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-10"
last_action: "2022-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f95b7207-ad1a-4e59-be11-6ba224745b64"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082749"
source_hash: "62b1a7f42858e260963f736a38a1a0278c5fba9d7e87c97db6a27e4aea2ce4dc"
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 1966 (130) — An Act To Facilitate Access To Heating Assistance

## 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=SP0702&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0702&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0702&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Glenn CURRY — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-10** Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2022-02-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-31** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-31** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-31** Committee Amendment "A" (S-475) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-475). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2022-03-31** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-03-31** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-475). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f95b7207-ad1a-4e59-be11-6ba224745b64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).