# Maine LD 251: An Act to Protect the Confidentiality of Information of Individual Customers of a Public Utility

Maine LD 251, An Act to Protect the Confidentiality of Information of Individual Customers of a Public Utility, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Mark W. Lawrence (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-23 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 99); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 251
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Protect the Confidentiality of Information of Individual Customers of a Public Utility
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 99
- Sponsor: Mark W. Lawrence (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: FREEDOM OF ACCESS, FREEDOM OF ACCESS - PUBLIC RECORDS
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Community well-being check records stay private: benefit, low. If you join a city or town well‑being check program, your application and personal details are private. First responders can see only the details they need to run the check, including health info. These records are not open to the public.
- Stronger privacy for utility and sewer customers: benefit, low. The law makes many utility and sewer customer records private. The state Public Utilities Commission can label certain public‑utility customer records as confidential, and those records are not public. For public sewer systems, your name, contact info, usage, payments, credit, and your or a family…
- Rail hazmat shipment records mostly private: mixed, low. Records about hazardous materials that railroads give to emergency teams are confidential. This includes routes and how often trains carry these materials. After a main‑line derailment or a dangerous spill, records about that incident become public.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark W. Lawrence (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (8)

- 2025-05-23: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 99
- 2025-05-21: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-13: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-49).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-07: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-49) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-49).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-49), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0118&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0118&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0118&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 (S-49), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0118&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0118&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0118&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-LD251-132 (as of 2026-10-17).