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IntroducedMar 14, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 14, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 20, 2025
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Signed into Law
HP 702, An Act Prohibiting Public Utilities From Requiring Deposits Based Solely On A Residential Customer's Income
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 20, 2025: Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 177 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1080
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Christopher Kesslercosponsor
- Mark Lawrencecosponsor
- Mathew Mcintyrecosponsor
- Walter Runtecosponsor
- Nathan Wadsworthcosponsor
- Sophia Warrencosponsor
- Kilton Webbcosponsor
Votes
YES: 8
- Mark Lawrence
- Melanie Sachs
- Valli Geiger
- Nicole Grohoski
- Christopher Kessler
- Walter Runte
- Sophia Warren
- Kilton Webb
NO: 5
- Steven Foster
- Matthew Harrington
- Mathew McIntyre
- Reagan Paul
- Nathan Wadsworth
OTHER: 0
YES: 77
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- BECK
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- 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
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- WHITE
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 63
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- James Lee White
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
OTHER: 1
Actions
- May 20, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 176 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- Bill READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-86) READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-86) in concurrence PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 177 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- May 14, 2025 | House
- Speaker laid before the House
- Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 141
- (Yeas 77 - Nays 63 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-86) was READ and 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 Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-86).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 06, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- Representative KESSLER of South Portland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending the motion of Representative KESSLER of South Portland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- Later today assigned.
- Apr 30, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Apr 09, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 08, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Apr 02, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 211)
- 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 14, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-86) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-86) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Alf Anderson (AARP Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by James Cote (Versant Power)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Ann Danforth (Maine Equal Justice)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Debra Hart (Dirigo Electric Cooperative Companies)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Will Hayward (Maine Community Action Partnership)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Rachel Herbener (Belfast)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by BROOKLIN JONES-BANAHAN (Hermon)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Marge Kilkelly (MCOA)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Kathleen Newman (Central Maine Power Company)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Julie Orrego (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Jackie Parisi (York County Community Action)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Melanie Sachs (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Heather Sanborn (Office of the Public Advocate)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 02, 2025 by Deirdre Schneider (Public Utilities Commission)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1080&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280097507
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097507
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1080&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097507