republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/130/ld-318.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide More Options To Maine Electric Service Customers And Support Maine'S Climate Goals"
description: "An Act To Provide More Options To Maine Electric Service Customers And Support Maine'S Climate Goals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 318"
citation: "Maine LD 318 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DELIVERY", "ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "RETAIL CHOICE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e977a992-34af-4d90-ace4-a7ce4ccc9a5e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078526"
source_hash: "933ed0d807909491db7a9db3aa649f8a3bd0f646f808d47e912fe15990a2403f"
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 318 (130) — An Act To Provide More Options To Maine Electric Service Customers And Support Maine'S Climate Goals

## 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=HP0222&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0222&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0222&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0222&item=4&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **73–43** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 4, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
- **2022-04-05** Reports READ.
- **2022-04-05** On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2022-04-05** Later today assigned.
- **2022-04-07** Speaker laid before the House
- **2022-04-07** Subsequently, on motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-07** ROLL CALL NO. 532
- **2022-04-07** (Yeas 73 - Nays 43 - Absent 31 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-07** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-918) was READ.
- **2022-04-07** On motion of Representative GROHOSKI of Ellsworth, House Amendment "A" (H-955) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-918) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-918) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-955) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-04-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-918) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-955) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-11** Reports READ
- **2022-04-11** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2022-04-13** Taken from the table by the President
- **2022-04-13** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2022-04-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-918) READ
- **2022-04-13** House Amendment "A" (H-955) as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-918) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-918) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-955) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-918) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-955) thereto in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-13** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2022-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-14** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-04T04:00:00+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/e977a992-34af-4d90-ace4-a7ce4ccc9a5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).