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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Relating To Energy Storage And The State'S Energy Goals"
description: "An Act Relating To Energy Storage And The State'S Energy Goals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1850"
citation: "Maine LD 1850 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "RENEWABLE RESOURCES", "STORAGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eloise VITELLI"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-27"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c51dae5-0cda-4b39-a26c-e84691f10751"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089091"
source_hash: "6dbfee397379e699f02a49d36ea596b0e724383efbf147f5e8c47d81c12a023a"
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 1850 (131) — An Act Relating To Energy Storage And The State'S Energy Goals
## 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=SP0751&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0751&item=7&snum=131)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0751&item=5&snum=131)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0751&item=1&snum=131)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0751&item=6&snum=131)
## Votes
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **7256** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **2010** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Eloise VITELLI — primary (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley ZEIGLER — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-27** 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
- **2023-04-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** Reports READ
- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2023-06-23** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-06-23** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-23** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 449 Yeas 20 - Nays 10 - Excused 5 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-23** Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) READ
- **2023-06-23** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-23** Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-23** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-26** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-26** On motion of Representative ZEIGLER of Montville, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-26** ROLL CALL NO. 331
- **2023-06-26** (Yeas 72 - Nays 56 - Absent 23 - Excused 0)
- **2023-06-26** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-26** Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) was READ.
- **2023-06-26** Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-26** Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-26** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-26** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+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/8c51dae5-0cda-4b39-a26c-e84691f10751`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).