---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Facilitate Maine'S Climate Goals By Encouraging Use Of Electric Vehicles"
description: "An Act To Facilitate Maine'S Climate Goals By Encouraging Use Of Electric Vehicles"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 347"
citation: "Maine LD 347 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENCOURAGE ELECTRIC VEHICLES", "POWERS", "PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2c57bf9-d15b-48aa-b702-c0151da15b89"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078559"
source_hash: "3956ca64a27cde98fae34698e8a8a4b60ae25c6ecb406a95deaa9fc5b739f393"
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 347 (130) — An Act To Facilitate Maine'S Climate Goals By Encouraging Use Of Electric Vehicles

## 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=HP0245&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0245&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0245&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0245&item=4&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **84–55** (pass) · lower
- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **81–62** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 4, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-02-04** 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`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-15** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-15** On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-15** ROLL CALL NO. 300
- **2021-06-15** (Yeas 84 - Nays 55 - Absent 12 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-15** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-651) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-651). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-16** Reports READ
- **2021-06-16** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-651) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-651) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-18** RECALLED From Governor's Desk pursuant to Joint Order SP 584.
- **2021-06-18** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED `passage`
- **2021-06-18** On motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-651) `reading-3`
- **2021-06-18** On further motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-651) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-340) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-651) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-651) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-340) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-651) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-340) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2021-06-18** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-30** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-651) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-340) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-30** ROLL CALL NO. 390
- **2021-06-30** (Yeas 81 - Nays 62 - Absent 8 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-30** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-07-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+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/e2c57bf9-d15b-48aa-b702-c0151da15b89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).