---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Enhance The Coordination And Effectiveness Of Integrated Distribution Grid Planning"
description: "An Act To Enhance The Coordination And Effectiveness Of Integrated Distribution Grid Planning"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1726"
citation: "Maine LD 1726 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "INTEGRATED DISTRIBUTION", "PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walter RUNTE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-17"
last_action: "2025-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/649c49c8-dd49-48a1-a07a-3fef6a0eb415"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098632"
source_hash: "a76dc3220cb3d2a327502e917b6e3c772c5d1375e8457a130438e152bb30d7eb"
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 1726 (132) — An Act To Enhance The Coordination And Effectiveness Of Integrated Distribution Grid Planning

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-438)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1153&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 293** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1153&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1726 HP 1153** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1153&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **75–69** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walter RUNTE — primary (person)
- Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)
- Kilton WEBB — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Mathew MCINTYRE — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — 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`
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** ROLL CALL NO. 318
- **2025-06-04** (Yeas 75 - Nays 69 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-438) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-438). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Reports Read
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-05** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 364 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-05** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-438) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-438) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **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
- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+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/649c49c8-dd49-48a1-a07a-3fef6a0eb415`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).