---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish The Department Of Energy Resources"
description: "An Act To Establish The Department Of Energy Resources"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1270"
citation: "Maine LD 1270 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEPT OF ENERGY RESOURCES", "ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walter RUNTE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-03-25"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8934df14-e77c-4fac-855e-06efed64270a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097802"
source_hash: "11ad118b6d6782fd39b9606e93884089ad9bf121f26da78fdec8676f2dd9e197"
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 1270 (132) — An Act To Establish The Department Of Energy Resources

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-746)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0845&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-771)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0845&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 476** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0845&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1270 HP 845** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0845&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **77–69** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **16–19** (fail) · upper
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–15** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT HAH-771 TO CAH-746 — **77–69** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walter RUNTE — primary (person)
- Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)
- Kilton WEBB — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (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`
- **2025-06-17** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative RUNTE of York, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 536
- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 77 - Nays 69 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) was READ.
- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, TABLED pending ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-746)
- **2025-06-17** Later today assigned.
- **2025-06-17** Speaker laid before the House
- **2025-06-17** Subsequently, on motion of Representative RUNTE of York, House Amendment "A" (H-771) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 561
- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 77 - Nays 69 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** Reports Read
- **2025-06-17** Motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED
- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 616 Yeas 16 - Nays 19 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-17** On motion by Same Senator the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) Report FAILED. `amendment-failure`
- **2025-06-17** On further motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) Report in concurrence.
- **2025-06-18** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-18** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-06-18** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 626 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) READ
- **2025-06-18** House Amendment "A" (H-771) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+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/8934df14-e77c-4fac-855e-06efed64270a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).