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IntroducedJan 30, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 05, 2025
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
SP 163, An Act To Expand Hydroelectric Development By Removing The 100-Megawatt Cap
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 10, 2025: Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 371
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Matthew Harringtoncosponsor
- Reagan Paulcosponsor
- Michael Soboleskicosponsor
- Jeffrey Timberlakecosponsor
- Nathan Wadsworthcosponsor
Votes
YES: 7
- Mark Lawrence
- Steven Foster
- Walter Runte
- Nathan Wadsworth
- Matthew Harrington
- Mathew McIntyre
- Reagan Paul
NO: 6
- Melanie Sachs
- Valli Geiger
- Nicole Grohoski
- Christopher Kessler
- Sophia Warren
- Kilton Webb
OTHER: 0
YES: 76
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 69
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
YES: 70
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
NO: 76
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
Actions
- Jun 10, 2025 | House
- Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
- Motion of Representative FOSTER of Dexter to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 398
- (Yeas 70 - Nays 76 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
- Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of REPORT A Ought Not to Pass.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
- Jun 09, 2025 | Senate
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of Report B Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-277) and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-277)
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 09, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, REPORT A Ought Not to Pass was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 369
- (Yeas 76 - Nays 69 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)
- In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 05, 2025 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Report B Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- Bill READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-277) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-277)
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 05, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM/ONTP
- May 20, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- May 14, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session Reconsidered - TABLED
- Mar 27, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - OTP-AM
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 20, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Jan 30, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-277) (Adopted by Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-277) (Adopted by Senate)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 20, 2025 by Caroline Colan (Office of the Governor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 20, 2025 by Eliza Donoghue (Maine Renewable Energy Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 20, 2025 by Dana Doran (Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 20, 2025 by Jeffrey Jones (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 20, 2025 by Joseph Martin (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 20, 2025 by Laura Paye (Department of Environmental Protection)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 20, 2025 by Deirdre Schneider (Public Utilities Commission)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 20, 2025 by Jack Shapiro (Natural Resources Council of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 20, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=371&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096080
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096080
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=371&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096080