LD1270 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources.

Who sponsored LD1270?

Walter Runte (D, 146), with 7 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD1270?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1270&snum=132

Maine LD1270: An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources

Q: What does LD1270 do?

In its own words: An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources PART A Sec. A-1. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. Y, §1, is further amended to read: 1. Range 91. The salaries of the following state officials and employees are within salary range 91: Commissioner of Transportation; Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services; Commissioner of Education; Commissioner of Environmental Protection; Executive Director of Dirigo Health; Commissioner of Public Safety; Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation; Com.

Q: What is the status of LD1270?

Signed into law as of July 1, 2025. Latest action: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (June 25, 2025).

Status: Signed into law, July 1, 2025

What the bill says

An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources PART A Sec. A-1. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. Y, §1, is further amended to read: 1. Range 91. The salaries of the following state officials and employees are within salary range 91: Commissioner of Transportation; Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services; Commissioner of Education; Commissioner of Environmental Protection; Executive Director of Dirigo Health; Commissioner of Public Safety; Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation; Com.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources PART A Sec. A-1. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. Y, §1, is further amended to read: 1. Range 91. The salaries of the following state officials and employees are within salary range 91: Commissioner of Transportation; Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services; Commissioner of Education; Commissioner of Environmental Protection; Executive Director of Dirigo Health; Commissioner of Public Safety; Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation; Commissioner of Labor; Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; Commissioner of Marine Resources; Commissioner of Corrections; Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management; and Executive Director, Workers' Compensation Board.; and Commissioner of Energy Resources. Page 1 - 132LR1752(05) Sec. A-2. 2 MRSA §6, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. XXX, §2, is further amended to read: 4. Range 88. The salaries of the following state officials and employees are within salary range 88: Director, Bureau of Air Quality; Director, Bureau of Water Quality; Director, Bureau of Land Resources; Director, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management; Deputy Commissioner, Environmental Protection; and Deputy Chief of the State Police.; and Deputy Commissioner, Energy Resources. Sec. A-3. 2 MRSA §9, as amended by PL 2025, c. 293, §1, is …

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Latest actions

June 25, 2025: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.

June 18, 2025: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence

June 18, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

June 18, 2025: Taken from the table by the President Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 626 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) READ House Amendment "A" (H-771) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) READ and ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and

June 17, 2025: Reports ReadMotion by Senator LAWRENCE of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 616 Yeas 16 - Nays 19 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 On motion by Same Senator the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) Report FAILED. On further motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amend

June 17, 2025: Speaker laid before the HouseSubsequently, on motion of Representative RUNTE of York, House Amendment "A" (H-771) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) was READ and ADOPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 561(Yeas 77 - Nays 69 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-771) thereto was ADOPTED. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Am

June 17, 2025: Reports READ.On motion of Representative RUNTE of York, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 536(Yeas 77 - Nays 69 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) was READ.On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, TABLED pending ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-746) Later today assigned.

March 25, 2025: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence

March 25, 2025: 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.

Maine LD1270: An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources

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