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IntroducedFeb 04, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 298, An Act To Lower Energy Costs By Repealing The Law Setting Out The State's Goals For Consumption Of Electricity From Renewable Resources
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 27, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 444
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 4
- Steven Foster
- Mathew McIntyre
- Reagan Paul
- Nathan Wadsworth
NO: 8
- Mark Lawrence
- Melanie Sachs
- Valli Geiger
- Nicole Grohoski
- Christopher Kessler
- Walter Runte
- Sophia Warren
- Kilton Webb
OTHER: 0
YES: 78
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CARLOW
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- 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
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 65
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARUSO
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
OTHER: 1
Actions
- Mar 27, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 77 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 56
- (Yeas 78 - Nays 65 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 21, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP
- Mar 13, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 04, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- 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.
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Susan Bernier (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Karen Blakelock (The Nature Conservancy in Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Lynne Chick (Eliot)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by James Cleary (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Steve Clemmer (Union of Concerned Scientists)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Caroline Colan (Office of the Governor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Richard Coshow (Bridgton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Mark Desenberg (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Eliza Donoghue (Maine Renewable Energy Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by John Dorval (Mexico)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Danny Emerson (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Matthew Goss (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Joanne Grieco (Kittery)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Lucy Hochschartner (Maine Conservation Voters)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Nicole Johnson (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Julia Jones (South Berwick )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Elizabeth Jordan (Kennebunkport)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Laurel Libby (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Betty Martin (Eliot)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Lisa McGinness (Eliot)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by CLAYTON MCKAY (Dixfield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Jeremy Nichols (Milo)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Heather Sanborn (Office of the Public Advocate)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Jack Shapiro (Natural Resources Council of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Paul Steinhauer (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by William Tsakiris (SOUTH BERWICK, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Diane Vernesoni (Topsham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Ania Wright (Maine Audubon)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=444&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096289
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096289
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=444&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096289