---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Reduce Household Energy Costs In Response To Federal Cuts"
description: "An Act To Reduce Household Energy Costs In Response To Federal Cuts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2140"
citation: "Maine LD 2140 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EFFICIENCY APPLIANCE REBATES", "ENERGY CONSERVATION", "PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denise TEPLER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea5b81b4-d6bc-4da6-b372-80f79bc66651"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100999"
source_hash: "16a568a5be570c05929d04f3c5022225b9a41a92a606fd396aca2e8c08cc7131"
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 2140 (132) — An Act To Reduce Household Energy Costs In Response To Federal Cuts

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-584)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0858&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 162** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0858&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2140 SP 858** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0858&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–11** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **75–67** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denise TEPLER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TAXATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-10** ReportS READ
- **2026-02-10** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Majority Report ACCEPTED and the Bill REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Sent down for concurrence
- **2026-02-10** Reports READ.
- **2026-02-10** On motion of Representative SAYRE of Kennebunk, the Majority Report Refer to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-10** Subsequently, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-30** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-30** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2026-03-30** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 827 Yeas 19 - Nays 11 - Excused 5 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-584) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-584) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-30** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-02** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-02** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-02** ROLL CALL NO. 710
- **2026-04-02** (Yeas 75 - Nays 67 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-584) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-584). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFERRED/ONTP
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+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/ea5b81b4-d6bc-4da6-b372-80f79bc66651`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).