---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Energy Policy Of The State"
description: "An Act Regarding The Energy Policy Of The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1792"
citation: "Maine LD 1792 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "PLANNING", "PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e83a1a1c-0e56-4e5d-b3b2-8336464a65ee"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098804"
source_hash: "b84248d35784aa2b936d7e9e933f98b0bc862897852f287b5de11f7e4fe18824"
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 1792 (132) — An Act Regarding The Energy 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-357)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0694&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (S-358)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0694&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-373)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0694&item=5&snum=132)
4. **Chapter 391** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0694&item=6&snum=132)
5. **LD 1792 SP 694** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0694&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT-EMERGENCY — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **122–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-24** 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
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** Reports READ
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) READ. READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-12** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2025-06-12** Reports Read
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-12** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) READ.
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Senate Amendment "A" (S-373) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-373) ADOPTED thereto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-373) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-12** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-12** ROLL CALL NO. 463
- **2025-06-12** (Yeas 122 - Nays 26 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-357). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-12** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2025-06-12** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED to PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-373) thereto, in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-373) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. PREVAILED `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 561 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e83a1a1c-0e56-4e5d-b3b2-8336464a65ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).