---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create A 21St-Century Electric Grid"
description: "An Act To Create A 21St-Century Electric Grid"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 952"
citation: "Maine LD 952 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTRICITY GENERATION", "ENERGY", "GRID MODERNIZATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walter RUNTE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce833be9-b27b-4970-a59c-b8da8abfa101"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086912"
source_hash: "1de0e272476c380242ffa570ec6d3361b5db1becc76210ccbdfc0bfdaf44f357"
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 952 (131) — An Act To Create A 21St-Century Electric Grid

## 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=HP0599&item=3&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0599&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0599&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Walter RUNTE — primary (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley ZEIGLER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **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** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-369) 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" (H-369). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** Reports READ
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-369) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-369) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+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/ce833be9-b27b-4970-a59c-b8da8abfa101`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).