# Maine LD 1473: An Act to Require Gas Utilities to Assess for Natural Gas Leaks and to Require Reporting of Gas Leak Information Maine LD 1473, An Act to Require Gas Utilities to Assess for Natural Gas Leaks and to Require Reporting of Gas Leak Information, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Sophia Warren (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 217) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1473-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1473 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Require Gas Utilities to Assess for Natural Gas Leaks and to Require Reporting of Gas Leak Information - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-03 - Last action: 2025-06-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 217 - Sponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: GAS UTILITIES, GAS UTILITIES - NATURAL GAS - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (76 yes, 68 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public gas leak reports and updates: benefit, low. The Public Utilities Commission posts utility gas leak reports on its website. These reports include street locations but not customer names or addresses. Beginning April 1, 2026, and every year after, the Commission gives lawmakers a public report. It lists each gas utility, leak counts by street… - Stronger gas leak checks by utilities: benefit, low. Gas utilities in Maine must check every gas main and meter for leaks. The Public Utilities Commission sets the schedule, but checks must happen at least once every 3 years. Utilities must report how many leaks they found and what they did to fix them, including street locations but not customer nam… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kilton Webb (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Faircloth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Valli Geiger (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-29 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 76 | 68 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 217 - 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-02: 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. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: 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. (House) - 2025-04-08: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-03: 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. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-321), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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-321), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [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 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-LD1473-132 (as of 2026-10-19).