# Maine LD 860: An Act to Allow the Public Advocate to Obtain Information from Public Utilities, Competitive Electricity Providers and Standard-offer Service Providers Maine LD 860, An Act to Allow the Public Advocate to Obtain Information from Public Utilities, Competitive Electricity Providers and Standard-offer Service Providers, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Melanie Sachs (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-29 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 123); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD860-132 - 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 860 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Allow the Public Advocate to Obtain Information from Public Utilities, Competitive Electricity Providers and Standard-offer Service Providers - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-04 - Last action: 2025-05-29, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 123 - Sponsor: Melanie Sachs (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: ELECTRIC UTILITIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES - DELIVERY - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public Advocate gains utility oversight and data: benefit, low. Beginning May 29, 2025, the Public Advocate can review and investigate rates, service, and terms from utilities and electricity providers. This includes mergers, contracts with affiliates, and similar corporate actions. Utilities, standard-offer providers, and competitive providers must send the Of… - Public Advocate study on power rates: benefit, low. Beginning May 29, 2025, the Public Advocate must study rates and business practices of standard-offer and competitive electricity providers. The study must compare product types, services, and contract terms, including behind-the-meter services. The Office must get input from at least three competi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melanie Sachs (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Kessler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kilton Webb (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark W. Lawrence (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mathew McIntyre (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nathan Wadsworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sophia Warren (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Foster (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Valli Geiger (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Walter Runte (Democratic), House ## Actions (8) - 2025-05-29: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 123 - 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-22: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-204) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-204), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-05-22: 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" (H-204).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) - 2025-03-04: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-204), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0546&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0546&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0546&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-204), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0546&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0546&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0546&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-LD860-132 (as of 2026-10-17).