LD 556

  • Maine Senate Bill
  • 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Passed Senate Jun 25, 2025
  • Passed House Jun 18, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Jul 01, 2025

An Act To Preserve Heating And Energy Choice By Prohibiting A Municipality From Prohibiting A Particular Energy System Or Energy Distributor

Votes


Actions


Jul 01, 2025

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

Jun 25, 2025

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 646 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

Senate

Motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York to RECONSIDER PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED FAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 646 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

Senate

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED

House

RELEASED.

Jun 18, 2025

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 620 Yeas 17 - Nays 16 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

Senate

Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report.

Senate

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

House

HELD at the Request of Representative MOONEN of Portland.

House

Sent for concurrence.

House

(Yeas 78 - Nays 67 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)

House

ROLL CALL NO. 582

House

PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

Jun 17, 2025

House

Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

House

Reports READ.

House

On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

House

ROLL CALL NO. 553

House

(Yeas 81 - Nays 67 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)

House

The Bill was READ ONCE.

House

The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.

House

In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

House

ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

Jun 16, 2025

Senate

Taken from the table by the President

Senate

Sent down for concurrence

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 576 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

Senate

Motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York to RECONSIDER whereby the Senate ACCEPTED The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED

Senate

HELD at the Request of Senator STEWART of Aroostook.

Senate

Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED.

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 566 Yeas 14 - Nays 20 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

Senate

Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 565 Yeas 17 - Nays 17 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

Senate

Motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass Report FAILED.

Apr 29, 2025

Senate

On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT

Senate

Reports READ

Apr 23, 2025

Maine Legislature

Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

Apr 09, 2025

Maine Legislature

Work Session Held

Maine Legislature

Voted - Divided Report

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

In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

House

The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

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

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Documents and Disposition PDF
Final Disposition PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Final Disposition - Fiscal Note HTML HTML
Final Disposition - Fiscal Note PDF PDF
Documents and Disposition - Fiscal Note HTML HTML
Documents and Disposition - Fiscal Note PDF PDF

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