---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit A Public Utility From Terminating Or Disconnecting Service To A Public Safety Facility Without Advance Notice And Approval"
description: "An Act To Prohibit A Public Utility From Terminating Or Disconnecting Service To A Public Safety Facility Without Advance Notice And Approval"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1847"
citation: "Maine LD 1847 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISCONNECTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY FAC", "PROCEDURES", "PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seth BERRY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-12-20"
last_action: "2022-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7455da85-fffa-4a70-a9ae-178d6401908e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082223"
source_hash: "5c5a467bf719223764a0332154b4c170caa7ff99c436e4fb7938270c5897ea46"
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 1847 (130) — An Act To Prohibit A Public Utility From Terminating Or Disconnecting Service To A Public Safety Facility Without Advance Notice And Approval

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1368&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1368&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1368&item=4&snum=130)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1368&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **90–47** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Seth BERRY — primary (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 20, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-12-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-29** On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-29** ROLL CALL NO. 490
- **2022-03-29** (Yeas 90 - Nays 47 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-03-29** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-861). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-31** Reports Read
- **2022-03-31** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-31** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-31** Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-861) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-28T04:00:00+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/7455da85-fffa-4a70-a9ae-178d6401908e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).