---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Form Community Choice Aggregation Programs To Procure Electricity"
description: "An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Form Community Choice Aggregation Programs To Procure Electricity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2112"
citation: "Maine LD 2112 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION", "DELIVERY", "ELECTRIC UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walter RUNTE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6bc296f-c10d-471e-a203-d056ed12089c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101150"
source_hash: "f6a43ee63c04c0d1ddaea81eab5acc0b11c0c5ff92837f13aeb1b4d3de31e22f"
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 2112 (132) — An Act To Authorize Municipalities To Form Community Choice Aggregation Programs To Procure Electricity

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-903)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1427&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 665** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1427&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2112 HP 1427** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1427&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **76–62** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walter RUNTE — primary (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-30** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-30** ROLL CALL NO. 697
- **2026-03-30** (Yeas 76 - Nays 62 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-903) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-903). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-02** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 838 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2026-04-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-903) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-903) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+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/c6bc296f-c10d-471e-a203-d056ed12089c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).