---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require The State To Hold A Public Hearing In A Municipality Before The State Constructs A Solar Project In That Municipality"
description: "An Act To Require The State To Hold A Public Hearing In A Municipality Before The State Constructs A Solar Project In That Municipality"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 735"
citation: "Maine LD 735 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "PROJECTS", "SOLAR ENERGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew POULIOT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d51d0fa-0f5a-42a9-a178-31a9a2f1ead6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086405"
source_hash: "c246289b7d188f3c54595d1b19a0700cd7cbf502dbcdf20f7ec5815ed2026604"
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 735 (131) — An Act To Require The State To Hold A Public Hearing In A Municipality Before The State Constructs A Solar Project In That Municipality

## 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=SP0293&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0293&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0293&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Matthew POULIOT — primary (person)
- Raegan LaROCHELLE — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** 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.
- **2023-05-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-05-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-123) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-25** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-30** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-30** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-123) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-01** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-01** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-01** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-123). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+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/8d51d0fa-0f5a-42a9-a178-31a9a2f1ead6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).