---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Clean Hydrogen Pilot Program"
description: "An Act To Establish A Clean Hydrogen Pilot Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1775"
citation: "Maine LD 1775 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HYDROGEN PILOT", "POWERS", "PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria DOUDERA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-25"
last_action: "2024-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/456e51b5-d693-4dee-a367-5034722909f8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088969"
source_hash: "9f1e2cabf74716bc165445d39b03dab98bf71c183bec267c7c5c87d870e7c49a"
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 1775 (131) — An Act To Establish A Clean Hydrogen Pilot Program

## 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=HP1138&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1138&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1138&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **81–60** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Victoria DOUDERA — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- James BOYLE — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RUNTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-25** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-03-05** Reports READ.
- **2024-03-05** On motion of Representative ZEIGLER of Montville, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-05** ROLL CALL NO. 391
- **2024-03-05** (Yeas 81 - Nays 60 - Absent 9 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2024-03-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-797) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-03-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-797). `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-06** Reports Read
- **2024-03-06** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-06** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 577 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2024-03-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-03-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-797) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-03-07** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-07** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-797), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-03-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2023-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TAB
- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+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/456e51b5-d693-4dee-a367-5034722909f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).