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IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 18, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 17, 2025
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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
Senate • Jun 25, 2025: Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 646 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
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
YES: 14
NO: 20
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 81
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DILL
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GOLEK
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MONTELL
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SARGENT
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
NO: 67
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
ABSENT: 1
YES: 78
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DILL
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GOLEK
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MOONEN
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SARGENT
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
NO: 67
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 31
Actions
- Jun 25, 2025 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 646 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- Motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York to RECONSIDER PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 646 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- Jun 25, 2025 | House
- RELEASED.
- Jun 18, 2025 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 582
- (Yeas 78 - Nays 67 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)
- Sent for concurrence.
- HELD at the Request of Representative MOONEN of Portland.
- Jun 18, 2025 | Senate
- Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report.
- On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook the Senate RECEDED AND CONCURRED to The Majority Ought to Pass Report and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 620 Yeas 17 - Nays 16 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- Jun 17, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 553
- (Yeas 81 - Nays 67 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- 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.
- In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- Taken from the table by the President
- Motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass Report FAILED.
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 565 Yeas 17 - Nays 17 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 566 Yeas 14 - Nays 20 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- HELD at the Request of Senator STEWART of Aroostook.
- Motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York to RECONSIDER whereby the Senate ACCEPTED The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 576 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Sent down for concurrence
- Apr 29, 2025 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- Apr 23, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
- 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
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Chapter Fiscal NoteHTML
- Chapter Fiscal NotePDF
- 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
- Curtis Picard, Retail Association of Maine (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 08:06 AM
- aaron vryhof, Rangeley (Written) - SLG 03/21/2025 09:19 AM
- Jacob Peterson, NPGA (Written) - SLG 03/20/2025 01:53 PM
- Deborah Fahy, Third Act Maine (Written) - SLG 03/18/2025 04:08 PM
- Leslie Anderson, PGANE (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 11:22 AM
- Harris Van Pate, Maine Policy Institute (Written) - SLG 03/21/2025 04:22 PM
- Mary Tayes, Industry (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 09:05 AM
- Andrew Blunt, Sierra Club Maine Chapter (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 08:45 AM
- Sydney Sewall, Hallowell (Written) - SLG 03/19/2025 12:39 PM
- Brian Sora, Millbury (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 07:47 AM
- Susan Page, Maritime Energy (Written) - SLG 03/25/2025 10:52 AM
- Rebecca Lambert, Maine Municipal Association (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 08:49 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
- Carter Vaillancourt, Fort Kent (Speaking For) - SLG 03/19/2025 01:21 PM
- Dean Bennett, Bradley (Written) - SLG 03/21/2025 04:35 PM
- Karen Arpino, NEHPBA (Speaking For) - SLG 03/21/2025 11:38 AM
- Marc Brown, Consumer Energy Alliance (Written) - SLG 03/24/2025 04:27 PM
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