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LD1868Introduced in the Senate

An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws

Passed

Introduced by Mark Lawrence, District 35

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Official description

An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws

Where it stands

Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO ENACTED in concurrence.

June 17, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Enactment RC #612 · June 17, 2025

19

Yes

16

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

35 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

  2. Work Session Held: TABLED

  3. Work Session Held: TABLED

  4. Work Session Held

  5. Voted: Divided Report

  6. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  7. On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT

  8. Unfinished Business

  9. Taken from the table by the President

  10. On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-356) PREVAILED

  11. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 533 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  12. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.

  13. READ ONCE.

  14. Committee Amendment "A" (S-356) READ and ADOPTED.

  15. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-356), .

  16. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  17. Reports READ.

  18. On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  19. ROLL CALL NO. 500 (Yeas 74 - Nays 68 - Absent 7 - Excused 2)

  20. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  21. Committee Amendment "A" (S-356) was READ and ADOPTED.

  22. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  23. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-356).

  24. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  25. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  26. ROLL CALL NO. 515 (Yeas 77 - Nays 68 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)

  27. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  28. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.

  29. Unfinished Business

  30. Taken from the table by the President

  31. Motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock to COMMITT Bill and accompanying papers to ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. FAILED

  32. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 598 Yeas 17 - Nays 17 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  33. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT. Roll Call Ordered

  34. Taken from the table by the President

  35. Subsequently the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence PREVAILED

  36. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 610 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  37. On motion by Senator BENNETT of Oxford the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED. PREVAILED

  38. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 612 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  39. Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO ENACTED in concurrence.

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