---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Public Utilities Commission To Convene A Stakeholder Group Regarding Liquefied Propane Gas Systems And The So-Called Dig Safe Law"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Public Utilities Commission To Convene A Stakeholder Group Regarding Liquefied Propane Gas Systems And The So-Called Dig Safe Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1479"
citation: "Maine LD 1479 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTAINERS", "GAS UTILITIES", "PROPANE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew POULIOT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-05"
last_action: "2023-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e367191-6332-48f3-bece-e1f0715f877a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088285"
source_hash: "68edb68294b52c77854b94c4a66541cb39daf9162f2fb211182d4ceef2190a0c"
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 1479 (131) — Resolve, Directing The Public Utilities Commission To Convene A Stakeholder Group Regarding Liquefied Propane Gas Systems And The So-Called Dig Safe Law

## 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=SP0599&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0599&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0599&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Matthew POULIOT — primary (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-05** Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-05** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-06** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (S-163) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-163). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-07** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-07** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-163). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-08** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-02T04:00:00+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/4e367191-6332-48f3-bece-e1f0715f877a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).