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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Procurement Of Energy From Offshore Wind Resources"
description: "An Act Regarding The Procurement Of Energy From Offshore Wind Resources"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1895"
citation: "Maine LD 1895 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "OFFSHORE", "WIND ENERGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark LAWRENCE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-05-04"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9d455e3-60a2-443c-84c6-41cd4bbefc57"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089222"
source_hash: "a7cce9478167a583f44fb92d0047a04a7656dac0fdcc8eeb9216c8ce7ae83c2e"
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 1895 (131) — An Act Regarding The Procurement Of Energy From Offshore Wind Resources
## 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=SP0766&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0766&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0766&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0766&item=4&snum=131)
## Votes
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **7468** (pass) · lower
- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **5940** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-503) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT — **198** (pass) · upper
- Enactment — **7255** (pass) · lower
- COMMIT — **819** (fail) · upper
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **2013** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mark LAWRENCE — primary (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Traci GERE — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RUNTE — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-04** Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-05-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** Reports READ
- **2023-06-22** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-22** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 442 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-22** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-22** Committee Amendment "A" (S-420) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-420) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-22** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-22** On motion of Representative ZEIGLER of Montville, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-22** ROLL CALL NO. 311
- **2023-06-22** (Yeas 74 - Nays 68 - Absent 8 - Excused 1)
- **2023-06-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-22** Committee Amendment "A" (S-420) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-420). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** ROLL CALL NO. 327
- **2023-06-23** (Yeas 72 - Nays 55 - Absent 24 - Excused 0)
- **2023-06-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-23** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-23** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-06-23** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-420) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-420) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-503) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-420) READ
- **2023-07-25** Senator BENNETT of Oxford moved to Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology
- **2023-07-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 487 Yeas 8 - Nays 19 - Excused 8 - Absent 0 FAILED
- **2023-07-25** Senate Amendment "A" (S-503) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-420) ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 488 Yeas 19 - Nays 8 - Excused 8 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-420) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-503) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-420) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-503) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-420) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-503) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** ROLL CALL NO. 357
- **2023-07-25** (Yeas 59 - Nays 40 - Absent 51 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-07-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-22T04:00:00+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/f9d455e3-60a2-443c-84c6-41cd4bbefc57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).