---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Early Termination Fees For Residential Electric Generation Service Contracts"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Early Termination Fees For Residential Electric Generation Service Contracts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2012"
citation: "Maine LD 2012 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["the Majority"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-06-16"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4cf5a0fd-77bc-417c-8b3b-d44e05d083d9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280090480"
source_hash: "491cfb15455e4e8b93e78ea0f9e88eddd4b59ad39cadf27b804737370c0f9c0c"
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 2012 (131) — An Act To Prohibit Early Termination Fees For Residential Electric Generation Service Contracts

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1298&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1298&item=2&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- the Majority — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-16** On motion of Representative ZEIGLER of Montville, the Majority OTP Pursuant to Resolve 2021, chapter 164, section 4 was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** Sent for concurrence.
- **2023-06-23** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-23** On motion of Representative ZEIGLER of Montville, the Majority OTP Pursuant to Resolve 2021, chapter 164, section 4 was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-23** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-23** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-23** Reports Read
- **2023-06-23** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass pursuant to Resolve 2021, chapter 164, section 4 Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Comes From Committee - EUT
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4cf5a0fd-77bc-417c-8b3b-d44e05d083d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).