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LD2203Introduced in the House

An Act to Limit Rates Charged to Low-income Electricity Consumers

Passed

Introduced by Melanie Sachs, District 102

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Official description

An Act to Limit Rates Charged to Low-income Electricity Consumers

Where it stands

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

March 25, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #656 · March 17, 2026

129

Yes

14

No

7

Absent or Not Voting

150 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Representative SACHS for the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology pursuant to Public Law 2025, chapter 123, section 3, subsection 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.

  2. Report was READ and ACCEPTED.

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

  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  5. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.

  6. Bill and accomanying papers REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY, in concurrence.

  7. Work Session Held

  8. Voted: Divided Report

  9. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  10. Reports READ.

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

  12. ROLL CALL NO. 656 (Yeas 129 - Nays 14 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)

  13. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  14. Committee Amendment "A" (H-845) was READ and ADOPTED.

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

  16. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-845).

  17. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  18. Reports READ

  19. On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence.

  20. Bill READ ONCE

  21. Committee Amendment "A" (H-845) READ and ADOPTED.

  22. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

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

  24. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-845), in concurrence.

  25. Ordered sent down forthwith.

  26. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  27. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  28. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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