ME LD371 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Failed on June 10 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-10 - Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Failed on June 10 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-10 - Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Expand Hydroelectric Development by Removing the 100-megawatt Cap
Title
An Act to Expand Hydroelectric Development by Removing the 100-megawatt Cap
Sponsors
| Sen. Joseph Martin [R] | Sen. Scott Cyrway [R] | Rep. Steven Foster [R] | Sen. Matthew Harrington [R] |
| Rep. Reagan Paul [R] | Rep. Michael Soboleski [R] | Sen. Jeffrey Timberlake [R] | Rep. Nathan Wadsworth [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-06-10 - House - Recede And Concur RC #398 (Y: 70 N: 76 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2025-06-09 - House - Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #369 (Y: 76 N: 69 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-06-09 - House - Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #369 (Y: 76 N: 69 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-10 | House | Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) |
| 2025-06-10 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of REPORT A Ought Not to Pass. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 398 (Yeas 70 - Nays 76 - Absent 3 - Excused 2) |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Motion of Representative FOSTER of Dexter to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of Report B Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-277) and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-277) |
| 2025-06-09 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-09 | House | In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. |
| 2025-06-09 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 369 (Yeas 76 - Nays 69 - Absent 4 - Excused 2) |
| 2025-06-09 | House | On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, REPORT A Ought Not to Pass was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-06-09 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-277) |
| 2025-06-05 | Joint | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM/ONTP |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | Committee Amendment "A" (S-277) READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | Bill READ ONCE. |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Report B Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-06-05 | Senate | Reports READ |
| 2025-05-20 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-05-20 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-05-14 | Joint | Work Session Reconsidered: TABLED |
| 2025-03-27 | Joint | Voted: OTP-AM |
| 2025-03-27 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 |
