republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-241.md

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Bill	An Act To Authorize The Public Utilities Commission To Approve Rate Adjustments For Low-Income Water Utility Ratepayers	An Act To Authorize The Public Utilities Commission To Approve Rate Adjustments For Low-Income Water Utility Ratepayers	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 241	Maine LD 241 (132)	bill	ASSISTANCE PROGRAM POWERS PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION	enacted	Mark LAWRENCE	3	24	1	2025-01-16	2025-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/eee0d3ce-f8a2-4c4e-979e-3eca793a70ec	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095845	b14878f5145a0377669ae4d5c4f73169512364ceb80980525d8e7146c01f83af	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 241 (132) — An Act To Authorize The Public Utilities Commission To Approve Rate Adjustments For Low-Income Water Utility Ratepayers

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (S-82) (committee substitute) — source
2. Chapter 137 (committee substitute) — source
3. LD 241 SP 107 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 19–12 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Mark LAWRENCE — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-16 Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 16, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 receipt, referral-committee
• 2025-03-21 CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
• 2025-05-20 On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York to ACCEPT The Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report Roll Call Ordered
• 2025-05-21 Taken from the table by the President
• 2025-05-21 ACCEPTANCE The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-82) Report. PREVAILED
• 2025-05-21 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 208 Yeas 19 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 1
• 2025-05-21 Bill READ ONCE reading-1
• 2025-05-21 Committee Amendment "A" (S-82) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-05-21 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-82) reading-2, reading-3
• 2025-05-21 Sent down forthwith for concurrence.
• 2025-05-22 Reports READ.
• 2025-05-22 On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2025-05-22 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-05-22 Committee Amendment "A" (S-82) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2025-05-22 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2025-05-22 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-82). reading-3
• 2025-05-22 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-05-27 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2025-05-27 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-05-27 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2025-05-29 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/eee0d3ce-f8a2-4c4e-979e-3eca793a70ec. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).