---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create A Direct Investment Pilot Project Under The Maine Clean Energy And Sustainability Accelerator"
description: "An Act To Create A Direct Investment Pilot Project Under The Maine Clean Energy And Sustainability Accelerator"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1700"
citation: "Maine LD 1700 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCELERATOR", "ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melanie SACHS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-17"
last_action: "2025-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e60de7ff-bea3-452f-a977-dea4eff157e1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098600"
source_hash: "50db300f7e69bfe5d27de65682dae5d88211eea12e27f06993c306cc214d30ea"
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 1700 (132) — An Act To Create A Direct Investment Pilot Project Under The Maine Clean Energy And Sustainability Accelerator

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-241)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1135&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 223** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1135&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1700 HP 1135** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1135&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Melanie SACHS — primary (person)
- Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)
- Kilton WEBB — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Mathew MCINTYRE — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RUNTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-17** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-22** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-241) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-241). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** Reports Read
- **2025-05-27** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-27** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-241) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-241) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+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/e60de7ff-bea3-452f-a977-dea4eff157e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).