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MaineLD 1473132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)HouseWALLET

An Act to Require Gas Utilities to Assess for Natural Gas Leaks and to Require Reporting of Gas Leak Information

Sponsored By: Sophia Warren (Democratic)

Became Law

GAS UTILITIESGAS UTILITIES - NATURAL GAS

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Bill Overview

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3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Regular gas leak checks and reporting

Gas utilities must inspect every gas main and meter they operate. The Public Utilities Commission sets how often, but at least once every 3 years. Utilities must report how many leaks they find and what they did to fix them. Reports must include the street location of each leak, but not customer names or addresses. The commission posts these reports on its public website.

Utilities commission oversight and rules on gas leaks

The commission checks whether gas utilities follow the inspection and reporting rules. The commission decides how often to do these checks. The commission can adopt routine technical rules to run and improve this leak program.

Yearly gas leak report to lawmakers

Beginning by April 1, 2026, and every year after, the commission sends a report to the Legislature’s utility committee. It lists each gas utility, the number of leaks last year by street, and actions taken to fix them. The report leaves out customer names and addresses and is posted on the commission’s website.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Sophia Warren

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Kilton Webb

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Faircloth

    Democratic • House

  • Valli Geiger

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 76 • No: 68

House vote • 5/29/2025

ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Yes: 76 • No: 68

Actions Timeline

  1. ACTPUB Chapter 217

    5/1/2026

  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

    6/2/2025Senate

  3. PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    6/2/2025House

  4. Reports ReadOn motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-321) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-321) in concurrence.

    6/2/2025Senate

  5. Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 242(Yeas 76 - Nays 68 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-321) 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-321). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    5/29/2025House

  6. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence

    4/8/2025Senate

  7. Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    4/3/2025House

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