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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Establish The Department Of Energy Resources"
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description: "An Act To Establish The Department Of Energy Resources"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "132"
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identifier: "LD 1270"
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citation: "Maine LD 1270 (132)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["DEPT OF ENERGY RESOURCES", "ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "PLANNING"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Walter RUNTE"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-03-25"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8934df14-e77c-4fac-855e-06efed64270a"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097802"
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source_hash: "11ad118b6d6782fd39b9606e93884089ad9bf121f26da78fdec8676f2dd9e197"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 1270 (132) — An Act To Establish The Department Of Energy Resources
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment C-A (H-746)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0845&item=2&snum=132)
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2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-771)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0845&item=3&snum=132)
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3. **Chapter 476** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0845&item=5&snum=132)
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4. **LD 1270 HP 845** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0845&item=1&snum=132)
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## Votes
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- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **77–69** (pass) · lower
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- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **16–19** (fail) · upper
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- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–15** (pass) · upper
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- ADOPT HAH-771 TO CAH-746 — **77–69** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Walter RUNTE — primary (person)
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- Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)
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- Kilton WEBB — cosponsor (person)
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- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
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- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
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- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
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- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-25** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-17** Reports READ.
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- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative RUNTE of York, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 536
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- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 77 - Nays 69 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
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- **2025-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) was READ.
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- **2025-06-17** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, TABLED pending ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-746)
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- **2025-06-17** Later today assigned.
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- **2025-06-17** Speaker laid before the House
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- **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`
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- **2025-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 561
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- **2025-06-17** (Yeas 77 - Nays 69 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
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- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **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.
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- **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`
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- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-17** Reports Read
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- **2025-06-17** Motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED
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- **2025-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 616 Yeas 16 - Nays 19 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
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- **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`
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- **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.
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- **2025-06-18** Taken from the table by the President
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- **2025-06-18** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
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- **2025-06-18** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 626 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
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- **2025-06-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) READ
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- **2025-06-18** House Amendment "A" (H-771) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **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`
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- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-18** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
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- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
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- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
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- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
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- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
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- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8934df14-e77c-4fac-855e-06efed64270a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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