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IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed SenateJun 04, 2025
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Signed into Law
HP 517, An Act Regarding The Approval Of Transmission Lines
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Senate • Jun 04, 2025: Sent down for concurrence
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 810
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
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: 72
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JACKSON
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- OSHER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 75
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
Actions
- Jun 04, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 346 Yeas 18 - Nays 16 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Bill READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-410) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-410) in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 03, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- Motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 303
- (Yeas 72 - Nays 75 - Absent 4 - Excused 0)
- Subsequently, on motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 02, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Apr 15, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 03, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Mar 25, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- 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 19, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Mar 11, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Feb 27, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on February 27, 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-410) (Adopted by Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-410) (Adopted by Senate)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Mark Bergeron (Topsham, Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Karen Blakelock (The Nature Conservancy in Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Tanya Blanchard (Preserve Rural Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Tanya Blanchard (Preserve Rural Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Tessa Burpee (Brewer)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Tessa Burpee (Brewer)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Caroline Colan (Office of the Governor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Darryl Coombs (Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Eliza Donoghue (Maine Renewable Energy Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Carole Getchell (Corinth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Jesse Haskell (Haskell Farm Palermo)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Steven Ingalls (Stetson)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Steven Ingalls (Stetson)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Steven Ingalls (Stetson)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Joshua Kercsmar (Unity)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Chris Kessler (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. Chris Kessler (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Ashley Luszczki (Maine State Chamber of Commerce)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Matt Marks (Associated General Contractors of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by CLAYTON MCKAY (Dixfield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Kathleen Newman (Central Maine Power Company)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Francis Pullaro (RENEW Northeast)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Heather Sanborn (Office of the Public Advocate)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Phelps Turner (Conservation Law Foundation)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 11, 2025 by Ania Wright (Maine Audubon)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=810&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280097003
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097003
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=810&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097003