# Maine LD 32: An Act Regarding the Interconnection Ombudsman Position at the Public Utilities Commission Maine LD 32, An Act Regarding the Interconnection Ombudsman Position at the Public Utilities Commission, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Stacey K. Guerin (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 680); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD32-132 - 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 32 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Regarding the Interconnection Ombudsman Position at the Public Utilities Commission - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 680 - Sponsor: Stacey K. Guerin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES - RATES - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (94 yes, 80 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utilities commission statute cleanup: benefit, low. The law removes two outdated paragraphs from the utilities commission statutes. It aligns the code with newer law. It does not change customer fees or rights. - New help and fee for power hookups: mixed, low. The utilities commission now names an interconnection ombudsman with technical expertise. The ombudsman tracks and helps resolve disputes between applicants and investor‑owned utilities, reviews policies, brings stakeholders together, and issues reports. The commission sets a fee that people seekin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stacey K. Guerin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James White (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Katrina Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mathew McIntyre (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nathan Wadsworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven Foster (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 75 | 68 | | | 2026-03-30 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 19 | 12 | | ## Actions (8) - 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 680 - 2026-04-06: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-04-02: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 709(Yeas 75 - Nays 68 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-587) 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" (S-587). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-30: Reports READ.On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-587) Report ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 826 Yeas 19 - Nays 12 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-587) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-587) Sent down for concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-25: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (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) - 2025-01-08: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 6, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-587), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0049&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0049&item=4&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0049&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-587), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0049&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0049&item=4&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0049&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-LD32-132 (as of 2026-10-17).