---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Align The Schedules For Climate Change Protection Plans And Grid-Enhancing Technology Reviews With The Integrated Grid Planning Process"
description: "An Act To Align The Schedules For Climate Change Protection Plans And Grid-Enhancing Technology Reviews With The Integrated Grid Planning Process"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1240"
citation: "Maine LD 1240 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "GRID AND CLIMATE CHANGE", "PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melanie SACHS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-25"
last_action: "2025-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5dbe9c1-73c7-4831-9a1b-ae755996aaf8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097805"
source_hash: "e16faa662f15d84d14a7d66075dfc075bf264cbc0ad1018c8717ae054e77fc3f"
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 1240 (132) — An Act To Align The Schedules For Climate Change Protection Plans And Grid-Enhancing Technology Reviews With The Integrated Grid Planning Process

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter 54** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0815&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 1240 HP 815** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0815&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Melanie SACHS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-25** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17** Reports READ.
- **2025-04-17** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-04-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-17** Reports Read
- **2025-04-17** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-17** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5dbe9c1-73c7-4831-9a1b-ae755996aaf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).