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An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase
An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase
Energy
Technology
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
- Sponsor
- Representative Melanie Sachs
- Last action
- 2025-06-09
- 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 Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase
An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase
Sponsor:
Representative Melanie Sachs
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
What This Bill Does
- An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase
Sponsor:
Representative Melanie Sachs
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor
Limits and Unknowns
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Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Adopted by House & Senate
Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0555(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- Page 1 - 132LR0555(02)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
1 L.D.
- 301
2 Date: (Filing No.
- H- )
3ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
- 5STATE OF MAINE
6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
7132ND LEGISLATURE
8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Bill History
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2025-06-09
Governor
Signed by the Governor
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2025-06-02
House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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2025-06-02
Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
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2025-05-21
Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP
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2025-04-23
Committee
Work Session Reconsidered
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2025-04-23
Committee
Voted; Divided Report
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2025-04-03
Committee
Work Session Held
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2025-04-03
Committee
Voted; Divided Report
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2025-03-13
Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
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2025-01-30
Committee
Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.
Official Summary Text
An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase
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 - 132LR0555(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 201 - L.D. 301
An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics
and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate
Increase
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §307, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6. General increase in rates; rate-adjustment mechanisms; quantitative metrics.
The commission may establish or authorize rate-adjustment mechanisms or quantitative
metrics pertaining to a public utility's operations and activities in a proceeding for a general
increase in rates.
APPROVED
JUNE 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
198
PUBLIC LAW