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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Eliminate Gross Metering"
description: "An Act To Eliminate Gross Metering"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 91"
citation: "Maine LD 91 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "SOLAR ENERGY", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seth BERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/290a6a4d-1b78-4fc0-911f-fd7c7d362ae1"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070776"
source_hash: "63a382000b160507c07346bb90a8d914613a2d648cf33b20ae2a2ffa9143c0fc"
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 91 (129) — An Act To Eliminate Gross Metering
## 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=HP0077&item=3&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0077&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0077&item=4&snum=129)
## Votes
- ENACTMENT — **320** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **9348** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Seth BERRY — primary (person)
- Bruce BICKFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
- MaryAnne KINNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-15** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Reports READ.
- **2019-02-26** On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-02-26** ROLL CALL NO. 3
- **2019-02-26** (Yeas 93 - Nays 48 - Absent 7 - Excused 1) (Vacancy 2)
- **2019-02-26** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** TOMORROW ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING.
- **2019-02-28** Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary. Report Accepted.
- **2019-02-28** READ the Second Time.
- **2019-02-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-02-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-05** Reports READ
- **2019-03-05** Senator LAWRENCE of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass Report.
- **2019-03-05** On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass Report,
- **2019-03-07** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-03-07** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2019-03-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-03-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-12** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-4) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-03-12** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-4) In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-03-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-03-14** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-4).
- **2019-03-14** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 29 Yeas 32 - Nays 0 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2019-04-02** 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/290a6a4d-1b78-4fc0-911f-fd7c7d362ae1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).