republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-1966.md

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Bill	An Act To Improve Access To Community Solar Programs In The State	An Act To Improve Access To Community Solar Programs In The State	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 1966	Maine LD 1966 (132)	bill	ALTERNATIVE ENERGY LOW-INCOME SOLAR ENERGY	enacted	Sophia WARREN	3	37	3	2025-05-13	2026-04-21	openstates	ocd-bill/80601034-5c9d-4af9-ae2a-3680b8c497c1	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099284	e65e17e8dd57c5ca7c2727c44fe5bb007bbe1257bffd9f616a5c9dd5606985e8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 1966 (132) — An Act To Improve Access To Community Solar Programs In The State

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (H-930) (committee substitute) — source
2. Chapter 766 (committee substitute) — source
3. LD 1966 HP 1310 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 20–12 (pass) · upper
• Enactment — 77–70 (pass) · lower
• ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 76–68 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Sophia WARREN — primary (person)
• Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-05-13 Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
• 2025-05-13 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. referral-committee
• 2025-05-13 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-05-13 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence referral-committee
• 2025-06-25 Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
• 2026-04-02 Reports READ.
• 2026-04-02 On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2026-04-02 ROLL CALL NO. 713
• 2026-04-02 (Yeas 76 - Nays 68 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
• 2026-04-02 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2026-04-02 Committee Amendment "A" (H-930) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-04-02 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2026-04-02 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-930). reading-3
• 2026-04-02 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-04-06 Reports READ.
• 2026-04-06 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
• 2026-04-06 Taken from the table by the President Roll Call Number 875 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
• 2026-04-06 On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
• 2026-04-06 Roll Call Ordered
• 2026-04-06 READ ONCE reading-1
• 2026-04-06 Committee Amendment "A" (H-930) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-06 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-930) in concurrence. reading-2, reading-3
• 2026-04-06 Ordered sent down forthwith
• 2026-04-07 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2026-04-07 ROLL CALL NO. 737
• 2026-04-07 (Yeas 77 - Nays 70 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
• 2026-04-07 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-04-07 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2026-04-21 Became Law without Governor's Signature became-law
• 2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
• 2025-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 Carry Over Requested
• 2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00 Carry Over Approved
• 2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
• 2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
• 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2026-03-30T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/80601034-5c9d-4af9-ae2a-3680b8c497c1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).