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LD 556 (SP 218)

"An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor"

Sponsored by Senator Matthew Harrington

Date	Chamber	Action
2/11/2025	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
2/11/2025	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/21/2025	Senate	CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
4/29/2025	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT Unfinished Business
4/30/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/6/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/7/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/13/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/14/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/20/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/21/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/22/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/27/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/28/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/29/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/2/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/3/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/4/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/5/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/9/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/10/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/11/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/13/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/13/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/16/2025	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
6/17/2025	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.
6/18/2025	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
6/18/2025	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.
6/25/2025	House	RELEASED.
6/25/2025	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