---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Include Qualified Out-Of-State Electric Vehicle Providers And Clarify Provisions Regarding Electric Bicycles Under The Electric Vehicle Fund"
description: "An Act To Include Qualified Out-Of-State Electric Vehicle Providers And Clarify Provisions Regarding Electric Bicycles Under The Electric Vehicle Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1258"
citation: "Maine LD 1258 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EFFICIENCY MAINE GRANTS", "ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES", "ENERGY CONSERVATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sophia WARREN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-25"
last_action: "2025-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/141219f6-b943-4295-809d-47e738ede170"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097777"
source_hash: "9a92776b80294ffe43e72d40beb27b31426dff54ddae7482e08b2ff50e90d0eb"
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 1258 (132) — An Act To Include Qualified Out-Of-State Electric Vehicle Providers And Clarify Provisions Regarding Electric Bicycles Under The Electric Vehicle Fund

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 317** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0833&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 1258 HP 833** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0833&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **19–15** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **75–69** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sophia WARREN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-25** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-29** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-29** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-29** ROLL CALL NO. 241
- **2025-05-29** (Yeas 75 - Nays 69 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-29** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Reports Read
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 282 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-02** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-15** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+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/141219f6-b943-4295-809d-47e738ede170`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).