ME LD451 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Failed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Failed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Require Testing of Solar and Wind Energy Developments for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Contamination
Title
An Act to Require Testing of Solar and Wind Energy Developments for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Contamination
Sponsors
| Rep. Reagan Paul [R] | Rep. Steven Foster [R] | Sen. Matthew Harrington [R] | Rep. Michael Soboleski [R] |
| Rep. Nathan Wadsworth [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-05-20 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #175 (Y: 18 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-05-14 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #139 (Y: 75 N: 66 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-05-14 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #139 (Y: 75 N: 66 NV: 0 Abs: 10) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 175 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Reports Read |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-05-14 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 139 (Yeas 75 - Nays 66 - Absent 9 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Subsequently, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-05-14 | House | Speaker laid before the House |
| 2025-05-13 | House | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Later today assigned. |
| 2025-05-06 | House | On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending the motion of Representative KESSLER of South Portland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Representative KESSLER of South Portland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-04-30 | Joint | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
| 2025-03-19 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-03-19 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-03-13 | Joint | Work Session Held: TABLED |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-02-04 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. |
| 2025-02-04 | House | Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed. |
