---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Consideration Of Electricity Rate Increases"
description: "An Act To Improve Consideration Of Electricity Rate Increases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 325"
citation: "Maine LD 325 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["POWERS", "PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION", "RATE INCREASE APPROVAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael TIPPING"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb555fc7-f583-4e4c-8e88-6bbc2e136894"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085561"
source_hash: "7124b70f9e51071d2a130c39c07e059a19e2074f3e2f442e58906e25b8f06495"
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 325 (131) — An Act To Improve Consideration Of Electricity Rate Increases

## 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=SP0146&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0146&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0146&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0146&item=4&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **23–12** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **75–63** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED — **25–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael TIPPING — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** 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
- **2023-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-06** Reports Read
- **2023-06-06** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-06** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 216 Yeas 23 - Nays 12 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (S-155) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-155) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-06-08** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-08** On motion of Representative ZEIGLER of Montville, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-08** ROLL CALL NO. 136
- **2023-06-08** (Yeas 75 - Nays 63 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-06-08** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-155) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-08** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-155). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-13** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** Under further suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-155) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-284) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-155) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-155) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-284) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-155) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-284) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 310 Yeas 25 - Nays 9 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-13** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-14** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-155) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-284) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+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/bb555fc7-f583-4e4c-8e88-6bbc2e136894`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).