---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Establish A Commission To Study Pathways For Creating A Thermal Energy Networks Program In Maine"
description: "Resolve, To Establish A Commission To Study Pathways For Creating A Thermal Energy Networks Program In Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1619"
citation: "Maine LD 1619 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "GEOTHERMAL", "PROGRAM STUDY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walter RUNTE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-11"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d83cc60d-415f-4343-a501-6447612221b6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098468"
source_hash: "755e469ff8560d3ede205b28cbc93a3680ea5954dbbeeb554e7e6f013306eb95"
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 1619 (132) — Resolve, To Establish A Commission To Study Pathways For Creating A Thermal Energy Networks Program In Maine

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-411)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1073&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 67** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1073&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1619 HP 1073** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1073&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Walter RUNTE — primary (person)
- Mathew MCINTYRE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-04-11** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-03** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-03** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-411) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-03** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-411). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-04** Reports Read
- **2025-06-04** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-411) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-411) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+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/d83cc60d-415f-4343-a501-6447612221b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).