---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Related To The Work Of The Public Advocate"
description: "An Act Related To The Work Of The Public Advocate"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 861"
citation: "Maine LD 861 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE", "POWERS", "PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sophia WARREN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2025-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08bb81b3-9707-487a-a996-5f223a98e072"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097141"
source_hash: "5e8636f3fb79af649bae61a834af1fe9967b172d19b50ee20d276e59a6e08872"
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 861 (132) — An Act Related To The Work Of The Public Advocate

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-476)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0547&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-477)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0547&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 406** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0547&item=4&snum=132)
4. **LD 861 HP 547** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0547&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Sophia WARREN — primary (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-04** 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.
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative RUNTE of York, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-476) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-476). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Reports Read
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-476) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-05** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-476) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-476) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-22** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08bb81b3-9707-487a-a996-5f223a98e072`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).