---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Facilitate The Expansion Of Broadband"
description: "An Act To Facilitate The Expansion Of Broadband"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1456"
citation: "Maine LD 1456 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BROADBAND SERVICES", "EXPANSION", "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-30"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95e06da7-427b-4234-93a9-061d68cf61da"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088181"
source_hash: "7de6f3d7929473d600905fc143dff341342985a1a21659b04530a1ee4ab25483"
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 1456 (131) — An Act To Facilitate The Expansion Of Broadband

## 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=SP0574&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0574&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0574&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley ZEIGLER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-30** 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
- **2023-03-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-15** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-15** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (S-336) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-336). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-15** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-336). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+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/95e06da7-427b-4234-93a9-061d68cf61da`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).