---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Future Of Renewable Energy Transmission In Northern Maine"
description: "An Act Regarding The Future Of Renewable Energy Transmission In Northern Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1963"
citation: "Maine LD 1963 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "NORTHERN MAINE", "RENEWABLE RESOURCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-18"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49f692b2-c03f-4c26-9978-a493e3dd4717"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089485"
source_hash: "599ea9ab64e1601d8a968da40f4f6e168f1d7d48d20d2ff504cb2bec293603a3"
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 1963 (131) — An Act Regarding The Future Of Renewable Energy Transmission In Northern Maine

## 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=SP0799&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0799&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0799&item=4&snum=131)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0799&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP-AM BY AMENDMENT "A" — **75–65** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-18** 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
- **2023-05-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-04-03** Reports READ
- **2024-04-03** Senator LAWRENCE of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2024-04-03** On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report,
- **2024-04-15** Taken from the table by the President
- **2024-04-15** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-652) Report ACCEPTED
- **2024-04-15** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 726 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2024-04-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Committee Amendment "A" (S-652) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-652) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-15** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2024-04-15** Reports READ.
- **2024-04-15** On motion of Representative ZEIGLER of Montville, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-15** ROLL CALL NO. 519
- **2024-04-15** (Yeas 75 - Nays 65 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2024-04-15** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** Committee Amendment "A" (S-652) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-04-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-652). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-15** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49f692b2-c03f-4c26-9978-a493e3dd4717`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).