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An Act to Establish Immunity for a Receiver Appointed by the Public Utilities Commission to Oversee the Operations of a Consumer-owned Water Utility

An Act to Establish Immunity for a Receiver Appointed by the Public Utilities Commission to Oversee the Operations of a Consumer-owned Water Utility

Energy Technology
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Melanie Sachs
Last action
2025-05-02
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Establish Immunity for a Receiver Appointed by the Public Utilities Commission to Oversee the Operations of a Consumer-owned Water Utility

An Act to Establish Immunity for a Receiver Appointed by the Public Utilities Commission to Oversee the Operations of a Consumer-owned Water Utility Sponsor: Representative Melanie Sachs Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish Immunity for a Receiver Appointed by the Public Utilities Commission to Oversee the Operations of a Consumer-owned Water Utility Sponsor: Representative Melanie Sachs Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-02 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-04-30 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-29 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

  5. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish Immunity for a Receiver Appointed by the Public Utilities Commission to Oversee the Operations of a Consumer-owned Water Utility
Sponsor:
Representative Melanie Sachs
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR0553(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 746 - L.D. 1127
An Act to Establish Immunity for a Receiver Appointed by the Public
Utilities Commission to Oversee the Operations of a Consumer-owned Water
Utility
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §6410-A, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Liability. A receiver appointed by the commission pursuant to subsection 1 that
is acting in good faith while exercising the authorities granted pursuant to subsection 1
must be treated in the same manner as an employee acting on behalf of a governmental
entity under Title 14, chapter 741.
APPROVED
MAY 2, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
59
PUBLIC LAW