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IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
SP 218, An Act To Preserve Heating And Energy Choice By Prohibiting A Municipality From Prohibiting A Particular Energy System Or Energy Distributor
Last Action See all actions
legislature • Apr 09, 2025: Voted - Divided Report
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 556
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Randall Greenwoodcosponsor
- Reagan Paulcosponsor
- Harold Stewartcosponsor
Votes
YES: 8
- Joseph Baldacci
- Jeffrey Adams
- Randall Greenwood
- Joseph Martin
- Kimberly Pomerleau
- David Rollins
- Will Tuell
- Joseph Underwood
NO: 5
- Suzanne Salisbury
- Anne Beebe-Center
- Lynn Copeland
- Wayne Farrin
- Ann Matlack
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 09, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 24, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 214)
- 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.
- Feb 11, 2025 | House
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Feb 11, 2025 | Senate
- Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Leslie Anderson (PGANE)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Karen Arpino (NEHPBA)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Dean Bennett (Bradley)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Andrew Blunt (Sierra Club Maine Chapter)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Rebecca Boulos (Maine Public Health Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Cathy Breen (Maine Conservation Voters)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Marc Brown (Consumer Energy Alliance)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Nate Cloutier (HospitalityMaine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Megan Diver (Maine Energy Marketers Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Dana Doran (Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Deborah Fahy (Third Act Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Mark Gallagher (Summit Natural Gas of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Matthew Harrington (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Steven Hudson (Industrial Energy Consumer Group)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Rebecca Lambert (Maine Municipal Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Ashley Luszczki (Maine State Chamber of Commerce)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by sean mahoney (Falmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Sarah Nichols (Natural Resources Council of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Susan Page (Maritime Energy)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Jacob Peterson (NPGA)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Curtis Picard (Retail Association of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Sydney Sewall (Hallowell)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Brian Sora (Millbury)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Trey Stewart (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Mary Tayes (Industry)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Carter Vaillancourt (Fort Kent)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by aaron vryhof (Rangeley)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Sue Waltz (Waltz and Sons Propane)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Payson Wiers (Dead River Company)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 24, 2025 by Ania Wright (Maine Audubon)PDF
- Andrew Blunt, Sierra Club Maine Chapter (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 08:45 AM
- Leslie Anderson, PGANE (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 11:22 AM
- Rebecca Lambert, Maine Municipal Association (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 08:49 AM
- Marc Brown, Consumer Energy Alliance (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 04:27 PM
- Susan Page, Maritime Energy (Written) - SLG 03/25/2025 10:52 AM
- Jacob Peterson, NPGA (Written) - SLG 03/20/2025 01:53 PM
- Dean Bennett, Bradley (Written) - SLG 03/21/2025 04:35 PM
- Harris Van Pate, Maine Policy Institute (Written) - SLG 03/21/2025 04:22 PM
- Karen Arpino, NEHPBA (Speaking For) - SLG 03/21/2025 11:38 AM
- Carter Vaillancourt, Fort Kent (Speaking For) - SLG 03/19/2025 01:21 PM
- Deborah Fahy, Third Act Maine (Written) - SLG 03/18/2025 04:08 PM
- Curtis Picard, Retail Association of Maine (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 08:06 AM
- Sydney Sewall, Hallowell (Written) - SLG 03/19/2025 12:39 PM
- Mary Tayes, Industry (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 09:05 AM
- aaron vryhof, Rangeley (Written) - SLG 03/21/2025 09:19 AM
- Brian Sora, Millbury (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 07:47 AM
- Rebecca Boulos, Maine Public Health Association (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 05:00 PM
- sean mahoney, Falmouth (Speaking Against) - SLG 03/24/2025 09:11 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=556&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096361
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096361
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=556&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096361
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/SLG/03-24-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2