2025-2026 Regular Session • Maine Legislature
LD301
Legislative Summary
An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase
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Bill History
1/30/2025
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025.
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Work Session Held: TABLED
Joint Conference
3/21/2025
Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Work Session Held
Joint Conference
4/3/2025
Voted: Divided Report
Joint Conference
4/23/2025
Work Session Reconsidered
Joint Conference
4/23/2025
Voted: Divided Report
Joint Conference
5/21/2025
Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP
Joint Conference
5/22/2025
Reports READ.
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
ROLL CALL NO. 179 (Yeas 68 - Nays 73 - Absent 10 - Excused 0)
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Subsequently, on motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass was ACCEPTED.
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
5/27/2025
Reports Read
Senate
5/27/2025
On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
Senate
5/27/2025
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 225 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
Senate
5/27/2025
Bill READ ONCE.
Senate
5/27/2025
Committee Amendment "A" (H-243) READ and ADOPTED.
Senate
5/27/2025
Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-243) In NON-CONCURRENCE.
Senate
5/27/2025
Sent down for concurrence
Senate
5/28/2025
Motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford to INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
ROLL CALL NO. 204 (Yeas 72 - Nays 75 - Absent 4 - Excused 0)
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-243) FAILED.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
ROLL CALL NO. 205 (Yeas 73 - Nays 74 - Absent 4 - Excused 0)
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Later today assigned.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Speaker laid before the House
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Subsequently, motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, to INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
ROLL CALL NO. 223 (Yeas 67 - Nays 71 - Absent 13 - Excused 0)
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
Subsequently, the House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-243)
House of Representatives
5/28/2025
HELD at the Request of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor.
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
Motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, to RECONSIDER its action whereby the House RECEDED and CONCURRED FAILED.
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
ROLL CALL NO. 248 (Yeas 69 - Nays 70 - Absent 12 - Excused 0)
House of Representatives
5/29/2025
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
Amendments
House: C-A (H-243)
House: C-A (H-243)
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Reconsider RC #248
5/29/2025
69
Yea
70
Nay
0
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: FAILED
Insist RC #204
5/28/2025
72
Yea
75
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Recede And Concur RC #205
5/28/2025
73
Yea
74
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: FAILED
Insist RC #223
5/28/2025
67
Yea
71
Nay
0
Not Voting
13
Absent
Result: FAILED
Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #225
5/27/2025
21
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #179
5/22/2025
68
Yea
73
Nay
0
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Melanie Sachs
Democrat