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LD307 • 2025

An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers

An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers

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Vetoed

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Sponsor
Representative Melanie Sachs
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 955 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers

An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers Sponsor: Representative Melanie Sachs Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers Sponsor: Representative Melanie Sachs Reference committee: Energy, Utilities and Technology Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1521(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1521(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 307 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 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1521(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1521(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 307 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 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Sponsored By Representative Sachs of Freeport

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1521(08) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1521(08) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 307 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 HOUSE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1521(12) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1521(12) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 307 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.
Sponsored By Representative Gattine of Westbrook , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1521(14) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1521(14) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 307 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 HOUSE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 House

    Representative DRINKWATER of Milford MOVED the MAIN QUESTION BE PUT NOW . ROLL CALL NO. 827 (Yeas 65 - Nays 70 - Absent 15 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) Subsequently, the motion to MOVE THE PREVIOUS QUESTION FAILED . This Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to Article IV, Part Third, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the House proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" ROLL CALL NO. 828 V 72 having voted in the affirmative and 65 in the negative, with 13 being absent and 1 vacancy, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill not become a law and the veto was sustained. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD ) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2026-04-14 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 955 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  3. 2026-03-20 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2026-03-05 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2026-03-05 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2026-03-04 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  7. 2026-02-19 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2026-02-12 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  9. 2025-06-25 Committee

    Carry Over Approved

  10. 2025-05-23 Committee

    Carry Over Requested

  11. 2025-05-22 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  12. 2025-01-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish the Maine Data Center Coordination Council and Place a Temporary Limitation on Certain Data Centers
Sponsor:
Representative Melanie Sachs
Reference committee:
Energy, Utilities and Technology
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 307
H.P. 207 House of Representatives, February 3, 2025
An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities and Technology
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SACHS of Freeport.

Page 1 - 132LR1521(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2CONCEPT DRAFT
3SUMMARY
4 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
5 This bill proposes to update certain laws regarding energy, utilities and technology.
4