ME LD 371

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An Act To Expand Hydroelectric Development By Removing The 100-Megawatt Cap

Maine · 132 · upper

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Did ME LD 371 pass?

No. ME LD 371 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-06-10). Latest recorded action (2025-06-10): Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

What is ME LD 371 about?

ME LD 371 is a bill in the 132 titled “An Act To Expand Hydroelectric Development By Removing The 100-Megawatt Cap”.

Who sponsors ME LD 371?

Joseph MARTIN is the primary sponsor of ME LD 371, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-06-10 — Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

2025-01-30
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
receipt,referral-committee
2025-03-21
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
2025-06-05
Reports READ
2025-06-05
On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Report B Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
2025-06-05
Bill READ ONCE.
reading-1
2025-06-05
Committee Amendment "A" (S-277) READ and ADOPTED.
committee-passage-favorable,passage
2025-06-05
Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-277)
reading-2,reading-3
2025-06-05
Sent down for concurrence
2025-06-09
Reports READ.
2025-06-09
On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, REPORT A Ought Not to Pass was ACCEPTED.
2025-06-09
ROLL CALL NO. 369
2025-06-09
(Yeas 76 - Nays 69 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)
2025-06-09
In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
2025-06-09
ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-09
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)
reading-3
2025-06-09
Sent down for concurrence
2025-06-10
Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
2025-06-10
Motion of Representative FOSTER of Dexter to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED.
2025-06-10
ROLL CALL NO. 398
2025-06-10
(Yeas 70 - Nays 76 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
2025-06-10
Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of REPORT A Ought Not to Pass.
2025-06-10
ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-10
Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
failure
2025-03-27
Work Session Held
2025-03-27
Voted - OTP-AM
2025-05-14
Work Session Reconsidered - TABLED
2025-05-20
Work Session Held
2025-05-20
Voted - Divided Report
2025-06-05
Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM/ONTP

Versions

Amendment C-A (S-277)Compare
LD 371 SP 163Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

ACC REPORT "A" ONTP
2025-06-09 · pass · 76-69
Member-level votes (151)
- ABDI of Lewiston: yes
- ADAMS of Lebanon: other
- ALBERT of Madawaska: no
- ANKELES of Brunswick: yes
- ARATA of New Gloucester: no
- ARCHER of Saco: yes
- ARDELL of Monticello: no
- ARFORD of Brunswick: yes
- BABIN of Fort Fairfield: no
- BAGSHAW of Windham: no
- BECK of South Portland: yes
- BELL of Yarmouth: yes
- BISHOP of Bucksport: no
- BLIER of Buxton: no
- BOYER of Poland: no
- BOYER of Cape Elizabeth: yes
- BRENNAN of Portland: yes
- BRIDGEO of Augusta: yes
- BUNKER of Farmington: yes
- CAMPBELL of Orrington: no
- CARLOW of Buxton: no
- CARUSO of Caratunk: no
- CHAPMAN of Auburn: no
- CIMINO of Bridgton: no
- CLOUTIER of Lewiston: yes
- CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham: yes
- COLLAMORE of Pittsfield: no
- COLLINS of Sidney: no
- COOPER of Windham: no
- COPELAND of Saco: yes
- CRAFTS of Newcastle: yes
- CRAY of Palmyra: other
- CROCKETT of Portland: yes
- DAIGLE of Fort Kent: no
- DEBRITO of Waterville: yes
- DHALAC of South Portland: yes
- DILL of Old Town: yes
- DODGE of Belfast: yes
- DOUDERA of Camden: yes
- DRINKWATER of Milford: no
- DUCHARME of Madison: no
- EATON of Deer Isle: other
- EDER of Waterboro: no
- FAIRCLOTH of Bangor: yes
- FARRIN of Jefferson: yes
- FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor: no
- FECTEAU of Biddeford: yes
- FLYNN of Albion: no
- FOLEY of Wells: no
- FOSTER of Dexter: no
- FREDERICKS of Sanford: no
- FREDETTE of Newport: no
- FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor: yes
- FROST of Belgrade: yes
- GATTINE of Westbrook: other
- GEIGER of Rockland: yes
- GERE of Kennebunkport: yes
- GIFFORD of Lincoln: no
- GOLEK of Harpswell: yes
- GRAHAM of North Yarmouth: yes
- GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach: yes
- GREENWOOD of Wales: no
- GRIFFIN of Levant: other
- GUERRETTE of Caribou: no
- HAGGAN of Hampden: no
- HALL of Wilton: no
- HASENFUS of Readfield: yes
- HENDERSON of Rumford: no
- HEPLER of Woolwich: yes
- HYMES of Waldo: no
- JACKSON of Oxford: no
- JAVNER of Chester: no
- JULIA of Waterville: yes
- KESSLER of South Portland: yes
- KUHN of Falmouth: yes
- LAJOIE of Lewiston: yes
- LANCE of Paris: no
- LANIGAN of Sanford: no
- LAVIGNE of Berwick: no
- LEE of Auburn: yes
- LEMELIN of Chelsea: no
- LIBBY of Auburn: no
- LOOKNER of Portland: yes
- LYMAN of Livermore Falls: no
- MACIAS of Topsham: yes
- MALON of Biddeford: yes
- MASON of Lisbon: no
- MASTRACCIO of Sanford: yes
- MATHIESON of Kittery: yes
- MATLACK of St. George: yes
- MCCABE of Lewiston: yes
- MCINTYRE of Lowell: no
- MEYER of Eliot: yes
- MILLIKEN of Blue Hill: yes
- MINGO of Calais: no
- MITCHELL of Cumberland: yes
- MONTELL of Gardiner: yes
- MOONEN of Portland: yes
- MORRIS of Turner: no
- MURPHY of Scarborough: yes
- NUTTING of Oakland: no
- O'HALLORAN of Brewer: yes
- OLSEN of Raymond: no
- OSHER of Orono: yes
- PARRY of Arundel: no
- PAUL of Winterport: no
- PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft: no
- PLUECKER of Warren: yes
- POIRIER of Skowhegan: no
- POMERLEAU of Standish: no
- PUGH of Portland: yes
- QUINT of Hodgdon: no
- RANA of Bangor: yes
- RAY of Lincolnville: yes
- RIELLY of Westbrook: yes
- ROBERTS of South Berwick: yes
- ROEDER of Bangor: yes
- ROLLINS of Augusta: yes
- RUDNICKI of Fairfield: no
- RUNTE of York: yes
- SACHS of Freeport: yes
- SALISBURY of Westbrook: yes
- SARGENT of York: yes
- SATO of Gorham: yes
- SAYRE of Kennebunk: yes
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of Mexico: no
- SHAGOURY of Hallowell: yes
- SIMMONS of Waldoboro: no
- SINCLAIR of Bath: yes
- SKOLD of Portland: yes
- SMITH of Palermo: no
- SOBOLESKI of Phillips: no
- STOVER of Boothbay: yes
- STROUT of Harrington: no
- SUPICA of Bangor: yes
- SWALLOW of Houlton: no
- TERRY of Gorham: yes
- THORNE of Carmel: no
- TUELL of East Machias: no
- UNDERWOOD of Presque Isle: other
- WADSWORTH of Hiram: no
- WALKER of Naples: no
- WARREN of Scarborough: yes
- WEBB of Durham: yes
- WHITE of Guilford: no
- WHITE of Ellsworth: no
- WOOD of Norway: no
- WOOD of Greene: no
- WOODSOME of Waterboro: no
- YUSUF of Portland: yes
- ZAGER of Portland: yes
RECEDE AND CONCUR
2025-06-10 · fail · 70-76
Member-level votes (151)
- ABDI of Lewiston: no
- ADAMS of Lebanon: yes
- ALBERT of Madawaska: yes
- ANKELES of Brunswick: no
- ARATA of New Gloucester: yes
- ARCHER of Saco: no
- ARDELL of Monticello: yes
- ARFORD of Brunswick: no
- BABIN of Fort Fairfield: yes
- BAGSHAW of Windham: yes
- BECK of South Portland: no
- BELL of Yarmouth: no
- BISHOP of Bucksport: yes
- BLIER of Buxton: yes
- BOYER of Poland: yes
- BOYER of Cape Elizabeth: no
- BRENNAN of Portland: no
- BRIDGEO of Augusta: no
- BUNKER of Farmington: no
- CAMPBELL of Orrington: yes
- CARLOW of Buxton: yes
- CARUSO of Caratunk: yes
- CHAPMAN of Auburn: yes
- CIMINO of Bridgton: yes
- CLOUTIER of Lewiston: no
- CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham: no
- COLLAMORE of Pittsfield: yes
- COLLINS of Sidney: yes
- COOPER of Windham: yes
- COPELAND of Saco: no
- CRAFTS of Newcastle: no
- CRAY of Palmyra: yes
- CROCKETT of Portland: no
- DAIGLE of Fort Kent: yes
- DEBRITO of Waterville: no
- DHALAC of South Portland: no
- DILL of Old Town: no
- DODGE of Belfast: no
- DOUDERA of Camden: no
- DRINKWATER of Milford: yes
- DUCHARME of Madison: yes
- EATON of Deer Isle: other
- EDER of Waterboro: yes
- FAIRCLOTH of Bangor: no
- FARRIN of Jefferson: no
- FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor: yes
- FECTEAU of Biddeford: no
- FLYNN of Albion: yes
- FOLEY of Wells: yes
- FOSTER of Dexter: yes
- FREDERICKS of Sanford: yes
- FREDETTE of Newport: yes
- FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor: no
- FROST of Belgrade: no
- GATTINE of Westbrook: no
- GEIGER of Rockland: no
- GERE of Kennebunkport: no
- GIFFORD of Lincoln: yes
- GOLEK of Harpswell: no
- GRAHAM of North Yarmouth: no
- GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach: no
- GREENWOOD of Wales: other
- GRIFFIN of Levant: other
- GUERRETTE of Caribou: yes
- HAGGAN of Hampden: yes
- HALL of Wilton: yes
- HASENFUS of Readfield: no
- HENDERSON of Rumford: yes
- HEPLER of Woolwich: no
- HYMES of Waldo: yes
- JACKSON of Oxford: yes
- JAVNER of Chester: yes
- JULIA of Waterville: no
- KESSLER of South Portland: no
- KUHN of Falmouth: no
- LAJOIE of Lewiston: no
- LANCE of Paris: yes
- LANIGAN of Sanford: other
- LAVIGNE of Berwick: yes
- LEE of Auburn: no
- LEMELIN of Chelsea: yes
- LIBBY of Auburn: yes
- LOOKNER of Portland: no
- LYMAN of Livermore Falls: yes
- MACIAS of Topsham: no
- MALON of Biddeford: no
- MASON of Lisbon: yes
- MASTRACCIO of Sanford: no
- MATHIESON of Kittery: no
- MATLACK of St. George: no
- MCCABE of Lewiston: no
- MCINTYRE of Lowell: yes
- MEYER of Eliot: no
- MILLIKEN of Blue Hill: no
- MINGO of Calais: yes
- MITCHELL of Cumberland: no
- MONTELL of Gardiner: no
- MOONEN of Portland: no
- MORRIS of Turner: yes
- MURPHY of Scarborough: no
- NUTTING of Oakland: yes
- O'HALLORAN of Brewer: no
- OLSEN of Raymond: yes
- OSHER of Orono: no
- PARRY of Arundel: yes
- PAUL of Winterport: yes
- PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft: yes
- PLUECKER of Warren: no
- POIRIER of Skowhegan: yes
- POMERLEAU of Standish: yes
- PUGH of Portland: no
- QUINT of Hodgdon: yes
- RANA of Bangor: no
- RAY of Lincolnville: no
- RIELLY of Westbrook: no
- ROBERTS of South Berwick: no
- ROEDER of Bangor: no
- ROLLINS of Augusta: no
- RUDNICKI of Fairfield: yes
- RUNTE of York: no
- SACHS of Freeport: no
- SALISBURY of Westbrook: no
- SARGENT of York: no
- SATO of Gorham: no
- SAYRE of Kennebunk: no
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of Mexico: yes
- SHAGOURY of Hallowell: no
- SIMMONS of Waldoboro: yes
- SINCLAIR of Bath: yes
- SKOLD of Portland: no
- SMITH of Palermo: yes
- SOBOLESKI of Phillips: yes
- STOVER of Boothbay: no
- STROUT of Harrington: yes
- SUPICA of Bangor: no
- SWALLOW of Houlton: yes
- TERRY of Gorham: no
- THORNE of Carmel: yes
- TUELL of East Machias: yes
- UNDERWOOD of Presque Isle: other
- WADSWORTH of Hiram: yes
- WALKER of Naples: yes
- WARREN of Scarborough: no
- WEBB of Durham: no
- WHITE of Guilford: yes
- WHITE of Ellsworth: yes
- WOOD of Norway: yes
- WOOD of Greene: yes
- WOODSOME of Waterboro: yes
- YUSUF of Portland: no
- ZAGER of Portland: no

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