Maine 132th Legislature Status: Introduced

LD 741 — An Act To Increase Preparedness For Solar Power Adoption In Maine

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced March 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to Increase Preparedness for Solar Power Adoption in Maine

Bill Text

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Reported Out — ONTP/OTP-AM

  2. Voted — Divided Report

  3. Work Session Held

  4. Work Session Held — TABLED

Sponsors

  • LD 741 · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 66 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • LD 741

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (185)

185 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT

Passed 17 Yea · 16 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 31601
Independent 1000
Republican 10001
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 171602
% of votes cast 49%46%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
FARRIN of Somerset — Yea
HAGGAN of Penobscot — Yea
LIBBY of Cumberland — Yea
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Nay
Anne M. Carney Democrat Not Voting
Cameron D. Reny Democrat Nay
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Nay
Jill C. Duson Democrat Nay
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Nay
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Nay
Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo Democrat Nay
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Nay
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Nay
Michael Tipping Democrat Nay
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Nay
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Timothy E. Nangle Democrat Yea
Richard A. Bennett Independent Yea
Bruce Bickford Republican Not Voting
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Yea
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Yea
Susan Bernard Republican Yea

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ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

Passed 90 Yea · 51 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 214803
Republican 58007
Unaffiliated 10100
Unenrolled 1100
Independent 0100
Total 9051010
% of votes cast 60%34%0%7%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
BOYER of Poland — Yea
BOYER of Cape Elizabeth — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
FARRIN of Jefferson — Yea
HAGGAN of Hampden — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
LIBBY of Auburn — Yea
WHITE of Guilford — Yea
WHITE of Ellsworth — Yea
WOOD of Norway — Yea
WOOD of Greene — Yea
Adam Lee Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ambureen Rana Democrat Nay
Amy Kuhn Democrat Nay
Amy Roeder Democrat Nay
Ann Matlack Democrat Nay
Anne Graham Democrat Nay
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Cassie Julia Democrat Nay
Charles Skold Democrat Nay
Cheryl Golek Democrat Nay
Christina Mitchell Democrat Nay
Christopher Kessler Democrat Nay
D. Ray Democrat Nay
Dani O'Halloran Democrat Yea
Daniel Ankeles Democrat Nay
Daniel Sayre Democrat Nay
Daniel Shagoury Democrat Nay
David Rollins Democrat Yea
David Sinclair Democrat Nay
Deqa Dhalac Democrat Nay
Drew Gattine Democrat Nay
Dylan Pugh Democrat Nay
Eleanor Sato Democrat Nay
Flavia DeBrito Democrat Nay
Gary Friedmann Democrat Nay
Grayson Lookner Democrat Nay
Holly Eaton Democrat Not Voting
Holly Sargent Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Nay
James Dill Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Nay
Julia McCabe Democrat Nay
Karen Montell Democrat Nay
Kelly Murphy Democrat Nay
Kilton Webb Democrat Nay
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Yea
Laura Supica Democrat Nay
Laurie Osher Democrat Nay
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Nay
Mana Abdi Democrat Nay
Marc Malon Democrat Nay
Marshall Archer Democrat Not Voting
Matt Moonen Democrat Nay
Matthew Beck Democrat Yea
Melanie Sachs Democrat Nay
Michael Brennan Democrat Nay
Michel Lajoie Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Nay
Morgan Rielly Democrat Nay
Nina Milliken Democrat Nay
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Nay
Rafael Macias Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sally Cluchey Democrat Not Voting
Samuel Zager Democrat Nay
Sean Faircloth Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Stephan Bunker Democrat Yea
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Traci Gere Democrat Nay
Valli Geiger Democrat Nay
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
Walter Runte Democrat Nay
William Bridgeo Democrat Nay
Yusuf Yusuf Democrat Nay
William Pluecker Independent Nay
Abden Simmons Republican Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Not Voting
Alicia Collins Republican Yea
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Ann Fredericks Republican Yea
Arthur Mingo Republican Yea
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Yea
Benjamin Hymes Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Dean Cray Republican Yea
Donald Ardell Republican Yea
Elizabeth Caruso Republican Yea
Gary Drinkwater Republican Yea
Gregory Swallow Republican Yea
Irene Gifford Republican Yea
James Thorne Republican Yea
Jeffrey Adams Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Poirier Republican Yea
John Ducharme Republican Yea
John Eder Republican Not Voting
Joseph Underwood Republican Not Voting
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Katrina Smith Republican Yea
Kenneth Fredette Republican Yea
Kimberly Pomerleau Republican Yea
Lucas Lanigan Republican Yea
Lucien Daigle Republican Yea
Mark Babin Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Mark Walker Republican Yea
Marygrace Cimino Republican Yea
Mathew McIntyre Republican Yea
Michael Lance Republican Yea
Michael Lemelin Republican Yea
Michael Soboleski Republican Yea
Nathan Carlow Republican Yea
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Not Voting
Paul Flynn Republican Yea
Quentin Chapman Republican Yea
Rachel Henderson Republican Yea
Randall Greenwood Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Not Voting
Reagan Paul Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Robert Nutting Republican Yea
Roger Albert Republican Yea
Rolf Olsen Republican Yea
Sheila Lyman Republican Not Voting
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Steven Bishop Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Yea
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Yea
Thomas Lavigne Republican Yea
Tiffany Strout Republican Yea
Timothy Guerrette Republican Yea
Tracy Quint Republican Yea
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Yea
Sharon Frost Unenrolled Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does LD 741 do?
An Act to Increase Preparedness for Solar Power Adoption in Maine
Who sponsors LD 741?
LD 741 is sponsored by LD 741.
What is the current status of LD 741?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced March 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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