# Maine LD 633: An Act Concerning the Restoration of Electricity During Emergencies for Certain Medically Vulnerable Individuals Who Rely on Electronic Medical Apparatuses Maine LD 633, An Act Concerning the Restoration of Electricity During Emergencies for Certain Medically Vulnerable Individuals Who Rely on Electronic Medical Apparatuses, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Gary Friedmann (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 36) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD633-132 - 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 633 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Concerning the Restoration of Electricity During Emergencies for Certain Medically Vulnerable Individuals Who Rely on Electronic Medical Apparatuses - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-20 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 36 - Sponsor: Gary Friedmann (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES - PLANNING - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (123 yes, 55 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utilities must identify and contact medical device users: benefit, high. The law requires utilities to identify customers who need electricity to run essential medical equipment. You must have a documented medical need where a continued loss of power would likely harm your health. Utilities must keep outreach plans and contact you during emergencies and outages. Covered… - Stronger utility outage plans and worker safety: benefit, low. Utilities must add clear steps for sending field crews, supplies, and equipment during emergencies. Plans must include safety measures for employees and outside contractors doing emergency work. These rules make power restoration efforts more organized and safer. The law sets requirements but does… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gary Friedmann (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 20 | 14 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP | pass | 103 | 41 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-04-22: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 36 - 2025-04-17: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-04-15: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-10: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 98 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 69(Yeas 103 - Nays 41 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.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.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 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. (House) - 2025-02-20: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0401&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0401&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 - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0401&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0401&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-LD633-132 (as of 2026-10-19).