---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish Appliance Energy And Water Standards"
description: "An Act To Establish Appliance Energy And Water Standards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 940"
citation: "Maine LD 940 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT", "ENERGY CONSERVATION", "STANDARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef49a4e3-f22f-4df7-a37f-ed8dee3403ff"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079391"
source_hash: "721894f3210d74d628d5428fbe878edeb8e3216220f5d68b779dcd9d58dccc89"
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 940 (130) — An Act To Establish Appliance Energy And Water Standards

## 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=HP0696&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0696&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0696&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0696&item=4&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **82–62** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William PLUECKER — primary (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `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.
- **2021-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-03** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-03** ROLL CALL NO. 125
- **2021-06-03** (Yeas 82 - Nays 62 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-298). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** Reports READ
- **2021-06-07** Senator BRENNER of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2021-06-07** On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending her motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report,
- **2021-06-14** Taken from the table by the President
- **2021-06-14** On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) READ
- **2021-06-14** Senate Amendment "A" (S-267) as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-267) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-267) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-14** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-15** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-267) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-16** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-07-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-07-02** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2021-07-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-01T04:00:00+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/ef49a4e3-f22f-4df7-a37f-ed8dee3403ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).