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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand Municipal Authority Over Utility Pole Permits"
description: "An Act To Expand Municipal Authority Over Utility Pole Permits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 873"
citation: "Maine LD 873 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELECTRIC UTILITIES", "PERMITS", "UTILITY POLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mana ABDI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2025-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8ba127d-6662-4d7a-b063-48c92d4c2832"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097121"
source_hash: "c9ebdb8da3e3235df130b18455302ff59f0c0783411b13f862aa193cee4e2608"
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 873 (132) — An Act To Expand Municipal Authority Over Utility Pole Permits
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter 38** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0559&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 873 HP 559** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0559&item=1&snum=132)
## Sponsors
- Mana ABDI — primary (person)
- Julia MCCABE — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-04** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `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.
- **2025-04-08** Reports READ.
- **2025-04-08** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-08** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-08** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-04-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** Reports Read
- **2025-04-10** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-10** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8ba127d-6662-4d7a-b063-48c92d4c2832`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).