---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Advance Long-Duration Energy Storage Within The State"
description: "An Act To Advance Long-Duration Energy Storage Within The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1130"
citation: "Maine LD 1130 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "RENEWABLE RESOURCES", "STORAGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sophia WARREN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-18"
last_action: "2025-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07cb2d30-73c6-4114-b81e-07e565e9452d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097594"
source_hash: "5eb14504b5cfefa5498d0793e2a74e540978fee587ff17b0ae69f9609f6528e9"
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 1130 (132) — An Act To Advance Long-Duration Energy Storage Within The State

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-135)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0749&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 105** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0749&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1130 HP 749** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0749&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Sophia WARREN — primary (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
- Kilton WEBB — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
- Parnell TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RUNTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-18** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-13** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-13** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-135) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-135). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** Reports Read
- **2025-05-14** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-135) Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-05-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-135) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-135) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07cb2d30-73c6-4114-b81e-07e565e9452d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).