---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Utilities To Monitor Meters For Natural Gas Leaks"
description: "An Act To Require Utilities To Monitor Meters For Natural Gas Leaks"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1473"
citation: "Maine LD 1473 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GAS UTILITIES", "LEAKS", "NATURAL GAS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sophia WARREN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-03"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86bbca1e-3559-4d25-aa8a-b2334fd8b0e5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098182"
source_hash: "52139cb55d7b421ee0716848c32060515fa2d16ba7f9f26024818bbfba6592f1"
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 1473 (132) — An Act To Require Utilities To Monitor Meters For Natural Gas Leaks

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-321)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 217** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1473 HP 965** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **76–68** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sophia WARREN — primary (person)
- Kilton WEBB — cosponsor (person)
- Sean FAIRCLOTH — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-03** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-29** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-29** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-29** ROLL CALL NO. 242
- **2025-05-29** (Yeas 76 - Nays 68 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-321) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-29** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-321). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Reports Read
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-321) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-321) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+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
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+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/86bbca1e-3559-4d25-aa8a-b2334fd8b0e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).