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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow For Greater Flexibility In Addressing Energy Efficiency Needs In The State"
description: "An Act To Allow For Greater Flexibility In Addressing Energy Efficiency Needs In The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 398"
citation: "Maine LD 398 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENERGY", "EFFICIENCY MAINE TRUST", "ALLOCATION OF FUNDING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher KESSLER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bad730ce-9583-4be2-b24c-f932dafcb135"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071246"
source_hash: "b3fe8cb37e52011cf88a41d4542f7f008e87aa6967bb2c344af33f9a4e6ba1f3"
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 398 (129) — An Act To Allow For Greater Flexibility In Addressing Energy Efficiency Needs In The State
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0307&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0307&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0307&item=3&snum=129)
## Sponsors
- Christopher KESSLER — primary (person)
- Christina RILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffery HANLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Kent ACKLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RISEMAN — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-29** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-29** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-29** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-73).
- **2019-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-16** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-73) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-73), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bad730ce-9583-4be2-b24c-f932dafcb135`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).