# Maine LD 2203: An Act to Limit Rates Charged to Low-income Electricity Consumers

Maine LD 2203, An Act to Limit Rates Charged to Low-income Electricity Consumers, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 640); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2203
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Limit Rates Charged to Low-income Electricity Consumers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-10
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 640
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES - DELIVERY
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (129 yes, 14 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Electricity rate cap for low-income assistance customers: benefit, low. In Maine, customers receiving low-income electricity assistance get a cap on generation rates charged by competitive electricity providers. These providers cannot charge more than the standard-offer rate that otherwise applies to the customer. The state utility commission can adopt routine technica…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 129 | 14 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-04-03: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 640
- 2026-03-25: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-19: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-845), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Reports READOn motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-845) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 656(Yeas 129 - Nays 14 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-845) 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-845). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-02-10: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.Bill and accomanying papers REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Representative SACHS for the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Public Law 2025, chapter 123, section 3, subsection 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGYSent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-845), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1482&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1482&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1482&item=1&snum=132)

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- 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-845), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1482&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1482&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1482&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2203-132 (as of 2026-10-17).