republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-1270.md

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Bill	An Act To Establish The Department Of Energy Resources	An Act To Establish The Department Of Energy Resources	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 1270	Maine LD 1270 (132)	bill	DEPT OF ENERGY RESOURCES ELECTRIC UTILITIES PLANNING	enacted	Walter RUNTE	4	45	4	2025-03-25	2025-07-01	openstates	ocd-bill/8934df14-e77c-4fac-855e-06efed64270a	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097802	11ad118b6d6782fd39b9606e93884089ad9bf121f26da78fdec8676f2dd9e197	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 1270 (132) — An Act To Establish The Department Of Energy Resources

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (H-746) (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment H-A to C-A (H-771) (committee substitute) — source
3. Chapter 476 (committee substitute) — source
4. LD 1270 HP 845 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 77–69 (pass) · lower
• ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 16–19 (fail) · upper
• ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 19–15 (pass) · upper
• ADOPT HAH-771 TO CAH-746 — 77–69 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Walter RUNTE — primary (person)
• Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)
• Kilton WEBB — cosponsor (person)
• Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
• Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
• Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
• Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
• Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-03-25 Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
• 2025-03-25 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. referral-committee
• 2025-03-25 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-03-25 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence referral-committee
• 2025-06-17 Reports READ.
• 2025-06-17 On motion of Representative RUNTE of York, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2025-06-17 ROLL CALL NO. 536
• 2025-06-17 (Yeas 77 - Nays 69 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
• 2025-06-17 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-06-17 Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) was READ.
• 2025-06-17 On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, TABLED pending ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-746)
• 2025-06-17 Later today assigned.
• 2025-06-17 Speaker laid before the House
• 2025-06-17 Subsequently, on motion of Representative RUNTE of York, House Amendment "A" (H-771) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2025-06-17 ROLL CALL NO. 561
• 2025-06-17 (Yeas 77 - Nays 69 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
• 2025-06-17 Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto was ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-06-17 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2025-06-17 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto. reading-3
• 2025-06-17 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-06-17 Reports Read
• 2025-06-17 Motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED
• 2025-06-17 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 616 Yeas 16 - Nays 19 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
• 2025-06-17 On motion by Same Senator the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) Report FAILED. amendment-failure
• 2025-06-17 On further motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) Report in concurrence.
• 2025-06-18 Taken from the table by the President
• 2025-06-18 Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
• 2025-06-18 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 626 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
• 2025-06-18 READ ONCE reading-1
• 2025-06-18 Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) READ
• 2025-06-18 House Amendment "A" (H-771) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-06-18 Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-06-18 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto in concurrence reading-2, reading-3
• 2025-06-18 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2025-06-18 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-06-18 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
• 2025-06-25 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
• 2025-06-25 PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. passage
• 2025-07-01 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
• 2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
• 2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
• 2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8934df14-e77c-4fac-855e-06efed64270a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).