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IntroducedApr 24, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 12, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 12, 2025
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Signed into Law
SP 694, An Act Regarding The Energy Policy Of The State
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 16, 2025: Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 561 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1792
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 13
- Mark Lawrence
- Steven Foster
- Valli Geiger
- Nicole Grohoski
- Matthew Harrington
- Christopher Kessler
- Mathew McIntyre
- Reagan Paul
- Nathan Wadsworth
- Sophia Warren
- Kilton Webb
- Melanie Sachs
- Walter Runte
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 122
- ABDI
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BECK
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GIFFORD
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- LAJOIE
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASON
- MCCABE
- MCINTYRE
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- PUGH
- QUINT
- RAY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- RUDNICKI
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- WARREN
- WEBB
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 26
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 561 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Jun 16, 2025 | House
- This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 13, 2025 | House
- The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-373) thereto.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 13, 2025 | Senate
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED to PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-373) thereto, in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 12, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 463
- (Yeas 122 - Nays 26 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) 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" (S-357).
- In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 12, 2025 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) READ. READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-357)
- Sent down for concurrence.
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- Bill READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) READ.
- On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Senate Amendment "A" (S-373) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) READ and ADOPTED.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-373) ADOPTED thereto.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-357) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-373) thereto
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 11, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- May 29, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- May 28, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- May 27, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- May 22, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Apr 24, 2025 | House
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 24, 2025 | Senate
- Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-357) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-357) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (S-358) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (S-358) ()PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment S-A to C-A (S-373) -- GrohoskiHTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment S-A to C-A (S-373) -- GrohoskiPDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Alf Anderseon (AARP Maine)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Philip Bartlett (Public Utilities Commission)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Benji Borowski (Boyne Resorts)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Lindsay Bourgoine (ReVision Energy)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Anthony Buxton (Industrial Energy Consumer Group)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Caroline Colan (Office of the Governor)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Eliza Donoghue (Maine Renewable Energy Association)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Liz Donohue (Poland)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Bob Dorko (Sappi North America)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Lee Drouin (United Steelworkers Local 449)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Dirk Gouwens (New Portland)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Nicole Grohoski (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Michael Higgins (United Steelworkers)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Ajay Lesperance (ND Paper )PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Kimberly Lindlof (Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce's Board)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Eben Perkins (Competitive Energy Services)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Michael Peters (Messer LLC)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Joel Pike (ND Paper)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Glenn Poole (N/A)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Andrew Roberts Van Alstyne (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Heather Sanborn (Office of the Public Advocate)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Paul Serbent (Huhtamaki)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Michael Stoddard (Efficiency Maine Trust)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Patrick Strauch (Maine Forest Products Council)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Eric Venturini (Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Thomas Welch (Hancock)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Jason Wollard (Penobscot McCrum)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1792&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098804
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098804
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1792&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098804