---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Public Utilities Commission'S Authority To Establish Time-Of-Use Pricing For Standard-Offer Service"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Public Utilities Commission'S Authority To Establish Time-Of-Use Pricing For Standard-Offer Service"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 186"
citation: "Maine LD 186 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POWERS", "PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION", "RATES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walter RUNTE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57d9e57e-a328-4896-87e4-b3af24fff13d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095809"
source_hash: "8e7c352d5bca16f7a96989431afdbce0e0b6c4e3ac971d05ffd1957cd99f75d3"
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 186 (132) — An Act To Clarify The Public Utilities Commission'S Authority To Establish Time-Of-Use Pricing For Standard-Offer Service

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-318)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0119&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 196** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0119&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 186 HP 119** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0119&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–14** (pass) · upper
- Enactment — **74–66** (pass) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **77–69** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walter RUNTE — primary (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-01-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-01-14** 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.
- **2025-05-29** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-29** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-29** ROLL CALL NO. 240
- **2025-05-29** (Yeas 77 - Nays 69 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-318) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **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 as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-318). `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 as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 281 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-02** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-318) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-318) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** ROLL CALL NO. 253
- **2025-06-02** (Yeas 74 - Nays 66 - Absent 11 - Excused 0)
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+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/57d9e57e-a328-4896-87e4-b3af24fff13d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).