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An Act Regarding Energy Fairness

Passed

Introduced by Anne Carney, District 29

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An Act Regarding Energy Fairness

Where it stands

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

March 18, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Enactment RC #650 · March 17, 2026

86

Yes

56

No

8

Absent or Not Voting

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RepresentativeDistrictVote
Lucien Daigle1No
Roger Albert2No
Mark Babin3Yes
Timothy Guerrette4Yes
Joseph Underwood5No
Donald Ardell6No
Gregory Swallow7No
Tracy Quint8No
Arthur Mingo9No
William Tuell10No

Bill history

  1. Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  2. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.

  3. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. Work Session Held: TABLED

  5. Work Session Held: TABLED

  6. Work Session Held

  7. Work Session Held

  8. Voted: Divided Report

  9. Reported Out: OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

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

  11. Taken from the table by the President

  12. On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) Be ACCEPTED

  13. Tabled

  14. Unfinished Business

  15. Taken from the table by the President

  16. Subsequently Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED

  17. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 594 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  18. READ ONCE

  19. Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) READ

  20. On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-412) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) READ and ADOPTED

  21. Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-412) thereto ADOPTED

  22. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-387) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-412) thereto

  23. Sent down for concurrence

  24. Reports READ.

  25. On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Any Report.

  26. Later today assigned.

  27. Unfinished Business

  28. Unfinished Business

  29. Unfinished Business

  30. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.

  31. Speaker laid before the House

  32. Subsequently, on motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.

  33. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

  34. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  35. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to Bill and accompanying papers being COMMITTED to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology

  36. Work Session Held: TABLED

  37. Work Session Held: TABLED

  38. Work Session Held

  39. Voted: Divided Report

  40. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  41. Reports READ

  42. Senator LAWRENCE of York moved the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report.

  43. On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "C" (S-504) Report.

  44. Unfinished Business

  45. Unfinished Business

  46. Unfinished Business

  47. Taken from the table by the President

  48. ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "C" (S-504) Report PREVAILED.

  49. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 736 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  50. Bill READ ONCE

  51. Committee Amendment "C" (S-504) READ and ADOPTED

  52. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  53. COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  54. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "C" (S-504)

  55. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  56. Reports READ.

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

  58. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  59. Committee Amendment "C" (S-504) was READ and ADOPTED.

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

  61. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "C" (S-504).

  62. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  63. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  64. ROLL CALL NO. 650 (Yeas 86 - Nays 56 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)

  65. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  66. HELD.

  67. RELEASED.

  68. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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