---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Beneficial Electrification Policy Of The State"
description: "An Act Regarding The Beneficial Electrification Policy Of The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1730"
citation: "Maine LD 1730 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BENEFICIAL ELECTRIFICATION", "ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "TRANSMISSION LINES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-04-22"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/851b9478-c1d9-4b70-8851-a2c27365a172"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098657"
source_hash: "b2394855e0bc0631bafd0013c490fe3c3e45a8f811ddf370ee684ebe08d2dca6"
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 1730 (132) — An Act Regarding The Beneficial Electrification Policy Of The State

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-544)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0676&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-581)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0676&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 644** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0676&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1730 SP 676** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0676&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- Enactment — **79–65** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **25–8** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED — **29–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-22** Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-03-17** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-17** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 767 Yeas 25 - Nays 8 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-17** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-544) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-17** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-18** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-18** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-544) PREVAILED `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 778 Yeas 29 - Nays 3 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-18** Sent down for concurrence
- **2026-03-19** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-19** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-19** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-544) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-19** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-544). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** ROLL CALL NO. 665
- **2026-03-24** (Yeas 79 - Nays 65 - Absent 5 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2026-03-26** Taken from the table by the President
- **2026-03-26** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Under suspension of the Rules the Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-544) `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** On motion by Same Senator and Under further suspension of the Rules the Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-544) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-581) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-544) READ and ADOPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment "A" (S-544) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-581) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-26** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-544) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-581) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** Sent down for concurrence
- **2026-03-30** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-544) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-581) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-30** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+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/851b9478-c1d9-4b70-8851-a2c27365a172`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).