# Maine LD 810: An Act Regarding the Approval of Transmission Lines Maine LD 810, An Act Regarding the Approval of Transmission Lines, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Christopher Kessler (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-17 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 340); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD810-132 - 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 810 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Regarding the Approval of Transmission Lines - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2025-06-17, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 340 - Sponsor: Christopher Kessler (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES - TRANSMISSION LINES - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (238 yes, 233 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Competitive bids count as legislative approval: benefit, low. The law streamlines approval for high‑impact electric transmission lines. A project is treated as having the required majority legislative approval when it wins a contract after a competitive procurement. The procurement must be run by the Maine Public Utilities Commission or a state agency with au… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Christopher Kessler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-10 | House | ENACTMENT | pass | 74 | 69 | | | 2025-06-09 | House | RECEDE AND CONCUR | pass | 74 | 73 | | | 2025-06-04 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 18 | 16 | | | 2025-06-03 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | fail | 72 | 75 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-06-17: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 340 - 2025-06-11: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-10: RELEASED. (House) - 2025-06-10: Speaker laid before the HouseSubsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED.ROLL CALL NO. 419(Yeas 74 - Nays 69 - Absent 6 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.HELD. (House) - 2025-06-10: On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.Later today assigned. (House) - 2025-06-09: RELEASED. (House) - 2025-06-09: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-410) ROLL CALL NO. 363(Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.HELD. (House) - 2025-06-04: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 346 Yeas 18 - Nays 16 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-410) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-410) in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-03: Reports READ.Motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 303(Yeas 72 - Nays 75 - Absent 4 - Excused 0)Subsequently, on motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.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) - 2025-02-27: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 27, 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 - Amendment C-A (H-410), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0517&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0517&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0517&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 (H-410), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0517&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0517&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0517&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-LD810-132 (as of 2026-10-17).