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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require A Cable System Operator To Provide A Pro Rata Credit When Service Is Cancelled By A Subscriber"
description: "An Act To Require A Cable System Operator To Provide A Pro Rata Credit When Service Is Cancelled By A Subscriber"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2031"
citation: "Maine LD 2031 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TELECOMMUNICATIONS", "INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS", "PRO RATA CANCELLATION CREDIT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seth BERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-01-14"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13428c62-1b14-430f-9c79-1fc5219837fe"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075961"
source_hash: "dd52c9a1dbc0f4e927c599ccf46a41cd7101b4c3f982cd139a2400e6842193aa"
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 2031 (129) — An Act To Require A Cable System Operator To Provide A Pro Rata Credit When Service Is Cancelled By A Subscriber
## 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=HP1441&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1441&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1441&item=3&snum=129)
## Votes
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **290** (pass) · upper
- Acc Maj OTP as Amended Rep — **1316** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Seth BERRY — primary (person)
- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia BLUME — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-14** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2020-01-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-01-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-05** Reports READ.
- **2020-03-05** Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2020-03-05** On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2020-03-05** Later today assigned.
- **2020-03-10** Speaker laid before the House
- **2020-03-10** Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-10** ROLL CALL NO. 366
- **2020-03-10** (Yeas 131 - Nays 6 - Absent 12 - Excused 1) - Vacant 1
- **2020-03-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-717) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2020-03-10** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-717).
- **2020-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-12** Reports Read
- **2020-03-12** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2020-03-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 422 Yeas 29 - Nays 0 - Excused 6 - Absent 0
- **2020-03-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-717) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2020-03-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-717) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13428c62-1b14-430f-9c79-1fc5219837fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).