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IntroducedFeb 10, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 18, 2026
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 1482, An Act To Limit Rates Charged To Low-Income Electricity Consumers
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 25, 2026: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 2203
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 11
- Mark Lawrence
- Melanie Sachs
- Valli Geiger
- Nicole Grohoski
- Matthew Harrington
- Christopher Kessler
- Mathew McIntyre
- Walter Runte
- Nathan Wadsworth
- Sophia Warren
- Kilton Webb
NO: 2
- Steven Foster
- Reagan Paul
OTHER: 0
YES: 129
- ABDI
- ALBERT
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BECK
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COOPER
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EATON
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HALL
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LANCE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LOOKNER
- LYMAN
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- OSHER
- PARRY
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUDNICKI
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SKOLD
- SMITH
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- WARREN
- WEBB
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 14
EXCUSED: 1
Actions
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-845), in concurrence.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence.
- Bill READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-845) READ and ADOPTED.
- ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 656
- (Yeas 129 - Nays 14 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-845) 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-845).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 12, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Feb 24, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Feb 19, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- Bill and accomanying papers REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY, in concurrence.
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Representative SACHS for the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Public Law 2025, chapter 123, section 3, subsection 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.
- Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-845) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-845) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Chapter Fiscal NoteHTML
- Chapter Fiscal NotePDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Alf Anderson (AARP Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Kathleen Bowman (Central Maine Power Company)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Caroline Colan (Department of Energy Resources)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by James Cote (Versant Power)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Jessica Fay (Maine Council on Aging)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Wendy Fenderso (Limerick )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Victoria Forkus (MeCAP)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Rachel Herbener (NORTHPORT)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Nick Janzen (Maine Conservation Voters)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Marge Kilkelly (LSE)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Heather Sanborn (Office of the Public Advocate)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Heather Sanborn (Office of the Public Advocate)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Deirdre Schneider (Public Utilities Commission)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Andrea Steward (Maine Equal Justice)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 19, 2026 by Eloise Vitelli (Arrowsic)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2203&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280101501
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280101501
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2203&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101501

