# Maine LD 1080: An Act Prohibiting Public Utilities from Requiring Deposits Based Solely on a Residential Customer's Income Maine LD 1080, An Act Prohibiting Public Utilities from Requiring Deposits Based Solely on a Residential Customer's Income, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Melanie Sachs (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-23 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 115); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1080-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1080 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Prohibiting Public Utilities from Requiring Deposits Based Solely on a Residential Customer's Income - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-14 - Last action: 2025-05-23, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 115 - Sponsor: Melanie Sachs (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: UTILITY DISTRICTS, UTILITY DISTRICTS - REGULATION - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (114 yes, 90 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No income-based utility deposits; proof required: benefit, low. A utility cannot make you pay a deposit just because of your income. If it asks for a deposit, it must have proof you are likely a credit risk or likely to damage utility property, and it must give you that proof if you ask. Being new to the utility does not count as proof. An applicant is someone… - State utility commission must write deposit rules: benefit, low. The Maine Public Utilities Commission must start rulemaking within 30 days after the law takes effect. It must write rules to carry out and enforce the new limits on residential utility deposits. These rules are routine technical rules under state law. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melanie Sachs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Kessler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kilton Webb (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark W. Lawrence (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mathew McIntyre (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nathan Wadsworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Foster (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Walter Runte (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-20 | Senate | PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED | pass | 19 | 13 | | | 2025-05-20 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 18 | 14 | | | 2025-05-14 | House | Acc Maj OTP as Amended Rep | pass | 77 | 63 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-05-23: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 115 - 2025-05-22: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-20: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 176 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-86) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-86) in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 177 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Speaker laid before the HouseSubsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 141(Yeas 77 - Nays 63 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-86) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-86).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-13: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-07: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-06: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-06: Reports READ.Representative KESSLER of South Portland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending the motion of Representative KESSLER of South Portland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.Later today assigned. (House) - 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. (House) - 2025-03-14: Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-86), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0702&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0702&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0702&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-86), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0702&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0702&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0702&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1080-132 (as of 2026-10-17).