---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect The Confidentiality Of Information Of Individual Customers Of A Public Utility"
description: "An Act To Protect The Confidentiality Of Information Of Individual Customers Of A Public Utility"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 251"
citation: "Maine LD 251 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FREEDOM OF ACCESS", "PUBLIC RECORDS", "UTILITY CUSTOMERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark LAWRENCE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-21"
last_action: "2025-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dad85cd5-4d8c-499a-9482-882e158dc134"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095888"
source_hash: "e52b13cafc4bf5c1cea1efdd1a413355b2adf6fe0f5b0202261238f83feea9ad"
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 251 (132) — An Act To Protect The Confidentiality Of Information Of Individual Customers Of A Public Utility

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-49)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0118&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 99** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0118&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 251 SP 118** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0118&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Mark LAWRENCE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-21** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-01-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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.
- **2025-05-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-49) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-49). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-49). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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`
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-05T04:00:00+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/dad85cd5-4d8c-499a-9482-882e158dc134`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).