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LD897Introduced in the Senate

An Act Regarding the Nonwires Alternative Process and Required Negative Pricing Provisions in Contracts for Energy Resulting from Competitive Solicitations Conducted by the Public Utilities Commission

Passed

Introduced by Mark Lawrence, District 35

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Official description

An Act Regarding the Nonwires Alternative Process and Required Negative Pricing Provisions in Contracts for Energy Resulting from Competitive Solicitations Conducted by the Public Utilities Commission

Where it stands

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

April 7, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Accept Report 'a' Ought To Pass As Amended RC #883 · April 6, 2026

20

Yes

12

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Susan Bernard1Absent
Harold Stewart2No
Bradlee Farrin3No
Stacey Guerin4No
Russell Black5No
Marianne Moore6No
Nicole Grohoski7Yes
Michael Tipping8Yes
Joseph Baldacci9Absent
David Haggan10No

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

  2. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  3. Work Session Held: TABLED

  4. Carry Over Requested

  5. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.

  6. Carry Over Approved

  7. Work Session Held

  8. Voted: Divided Report

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

  10. Reports READ.

  11. Senator LAWRENCE of York moved to ACCEPT The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-571) Report.

  12. On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-571) Report.

  13. Unfinished Business

  14. Unfinished Business

  15. Unfinished Business

  16. Unfinished Business

  17. Unfinished Business

  18. Unfinished Business

  19. Taken from the table by the President

  20. ACCEPTANCE of The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-571) Report PREVAILED.

  21. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 883 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

  22. READ ONCE

  23. Committee Amendment "A" (S-571) READ and ADOPTED

  24. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-571)

  25. Sent down for concurrence

  26. Reports READ.

  27. On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.

  28. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  29. Committee Amendment "A" (S-571) was READ and ADOPTED.

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

  31. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-571).

  32. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  33. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  34. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  35. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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