---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Energy Fairness"
description: "An Act Regarding Energy Fairness"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1949"
citation: "Maine LD 1949 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HARDSHIP REPORTS", "POWERS", "PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 63
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-05-07"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4278059-3d41-4f67-9570-b08b3d809656"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099117"
source_hash: "ab3eeec2c2a8508c030d4cbd68304ae828c4c2ae83335469bbc8dad42a5105de"
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 1949 (132) — An Act Regarding Energy Fairness

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-387)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0756&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (S-388)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0756&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Amendment C-C (S-504)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0756&item=9&snum=132)
4. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-780)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0756&item=7&snum=132)
5. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-412)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0756&item=5&snum=132)
6. **Chapter 588** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0756&item=10&snum=132)
7. **LD 1949 SP 756** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0756&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- Enactment — **86–56** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–12** (pass) · upper
- ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED — **22–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
- Kilton WEBB — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-07** Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF ANY REPORT
- **2025-06-13** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-13** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) Be ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-13** Tabled
- **2025-06-17** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-17** Subsequently Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 594 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) READ
- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-412) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-412) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-412) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-17** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Any Report.
- **2025-06-17** Later today assigned.
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-01-07** Speaker laid before the House
- **2026-01-07** Subsequently, on motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2026-01-07** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-01-07** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to Bill and accompanying papers being COMMITTED to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology
- **2026-02-24** Reports READ
- **2026-02-24** Senator LAWRENCE of York moved the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report.
- **2026-02-24** On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "C" (S-504) Report.
- **2026-03-05** Taken from the table by the President
- **2026-03-05** ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "C" (S-504) Report PREVAILED.
- **2026-03-05** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 736 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-05** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-03-05** Committee Amendment "C" (S-504) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-05** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-10** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-10** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "C" (S-504) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-03-12** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-12** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** Committee Amendment "C" (S-504) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "C" (S-504). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-17** ROLL CALL NO. 650
- **2026-03-17** (Yeas 86 - Nays 56 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-17** HELD.
- **2026-03-17** RELEASED.
- **2026-03-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-02-17T05:00:00+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/c4278059-3d41-4f67-9570-b08b3d809656`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).