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IntroducedJan 30, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 26, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 207, An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities And Technology
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 09, 2026: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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Summary
Comments on LD 307
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 11
- Mark Lawrence
- Melanie Sachs
- Valli Geiger
- Nicole Grohoski
- Christopher Kessler
- Walter Runte
- Sophia Warren
- Kilton Webb
- Steven Foster
- Matthew Harrington
- Nathan Wadsworth
NO: 2
- Mathew McIntyre
- Reagan Paul
OTHER: 0
YES: 80
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FOLEY
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- QUINT
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- TUELL
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 62
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- ROBERTS
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- WADSWORTH
- James Lee White
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 82
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- EATON
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FOLEY
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- QUINT
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- TUELL
- WARREN
- WEBB
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 62
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- ROBERTS
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
YES: 29
- ARCHER
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- DILL
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- GERE
- HALL
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- JACKSON
- JULIA
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MASTRACCIO
- MORRIS
- POIRIER
- QUINT
- ROBERTS
- ROLLINS
- SARGENT
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- STROUT
- TUELL
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
NO: 115
- ABDI
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BECK
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- COPELAND
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DODGE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EATON
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GIFFORD
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HARRIMAN
- HEPLER
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- OSHER
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POMERLEAU
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- RUDNICKI
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- WARREN
- WEBB
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
YES: 83
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FOLEY
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- QUINT
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- TUELL
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 66
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- ROBERTS
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 790
- (Yeas 83 - Nays 66 - Absent 1 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Report A Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-881) Report ACCEPTED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 906 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-881) READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-881) in concurrence.
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Speaker laid before the House
- Subsequently, motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, House Amendment "A" (H-969) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-881) was READ and FAILED ADOPTION.
- ROLL CALL NO. 735
- (Yeas 29 - Nays 115 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (H-881) was 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-881).
- ROLL CALL NO. 736
- (Yeas 82 - Nays 62 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Speaker laid before the House
- Subsequently, Representative SACHS of Freeport MOVED to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended.
- Representative LEE of Auburn moved the MAIN QUESTION BE PUT NOW.
- Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor REQUESTED a division.
- The Speaker ordered a division.
- 55 having voted in the affirmative and 68 voted in the negative, and accordingly the motion to MOVE THE PREVIOUS QUESTION FAILED.
- Subsequently, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 691
- (Yeas 80 - Nays 62 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-881) was READ.
- On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-881).
- Later today assigned.
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Any Report.
- Later today assigned.
- Mar 20, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 05, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 04, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Feb 19, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Feb 12, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Feb 05, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 211)
- Jun 25, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- Jun 25, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Approved
- May 23, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Requested
- May 22, 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.
- Jan 30, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 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-881) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-881) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-882) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-882) ()PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment H-A to C-A (H-969) -- SachsHTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment H-A to C-A (H-969) -- SachsPDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Alf Anderson (AARP Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Seth Berry (Our Power)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Karen Blakelock (The Nature Conservancy)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Kathleen Bowman (Central Maine Power Company)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Andrew Butcher (Maine Connectivity Authority)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Caroline Colan (Department of Energy Resources)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by James Cote (Versant Power)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Scott Cuddy (Maine Labor Climate Council)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Anthony Erwin (Maine Audubon)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Gus Goodwin (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Gus Goodwin (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by annie guppy (Surry)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Ashley Luszczki (Maine State Chamber of Commerce)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Clayton McKay (Dixfield)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Clayton McKay (Dixfield)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Clayton McKay (Dixfield)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Sylvia Most (Office of the Public Advocate)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Joe Oliva (GrowSmart Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Joe Oliva (Maine Broadband Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Our Power Our Power (Our Power)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Our Power Our Power (Our Power)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Melanie Sachs (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Ezra Sassaman (Maine Climate Action Now)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Sydney Sewall (Hallowell)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Jack Shapiro (Natural Resources Council of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Kat Taylor (Argyle Twp.)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Kat Taylor (Argyle Twp.)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Montana Towers (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by David VonSeggern (Westbrook)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Sarah Woodbury (Maine Conservation Voters)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by David Zachow (Surry)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=307&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096138
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096138
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=307&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096138

