Maine 129th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Passed House

LD 1383 — An Act To Amend Maine'S Municipal Land Use And Eminent Domain Laws Regarding Transmission And Distribution Utilities

Last action — Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

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

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Action History

  1. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

  2. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 79 having voted in the affirmative and 64 in the negative, with 7 being absent, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill not become a law and the veto was sustained.

  4. ROLL CALL NO. 247V

  5. This Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to Article IV, Part Third, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the House proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?"

  6. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  7. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  8. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  9. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) in concurrence

  10. Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) READ and ADOPTED

  11. READ ONCE

  12. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 249 Yeas 32 - Nays 3 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  13. On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Report A Ought to Pass As Amended ACCEPTED

  14. Taken from the table by the President

  15. On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF ANY REPORT

  16. Reports READ

  17. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  18. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-435).

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

  20. Committee Amendment "A" (H-435) was READ and ADOPTED.

  21. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  22. (Yeas 83 - Nays 59 - Absent 6 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)

  23. ROLL CALL NO. 196

  24. Subsequently, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.

  25. Speaker laid before the House

  26. Later today assigned.

  27. On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending his motion to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended .

  28. Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham moved to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended .

  29. Reports READ.

  30. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence

  31. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

  33. Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

  • Chad GRIGNON · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 23 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Chad GRIGNON

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

Reconsideration - Veto

Failed 79 Yea · 64 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 464307
Republican 71800
Democrat 25201
Unenrolled 0100
Independent 1000
Total 796408
% of votes cast 52%42%0%5%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Yea
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Nay
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BABINE of Scarborough — Nay
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Yea
BRYANT of Windham — Nay
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Nay
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Nay
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COREY of Windham — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Nay
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Nay
CUDDY of Winterport — Nay
CURTIS of Madison — Nay
DENK of Kennebunk — Yea
DeVEAU of Caribou — Nay
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Yea
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Yea
DOORE of Augusta — Nay
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HAGGAN of Hampden — Nay
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Nay
HANLEY of Pittston — Nay
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Nay
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Not Voting
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
JORGENSEN of Portland — Not Voting
KESCHL of Belgrade — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Yea
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Nay
KRYZAK of Acton — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
LOCKMAN of Bradley — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MAREAN of Hollis — Nay
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Nay
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Yea
McLEAN of Gorham — Not Voting
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PEOPLES of Westbrook — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Nay
PERRY of Bangor — Nay
PICKETT of Dixfield — Yea
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Nay
REED of Carmel — Nay
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
RYKERSON of Kittery — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SCHNECK of Bangor — Nay
SHARPE of Durham — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Nay
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Nay
STEARNS of Guilford — Nay
STETKIS of Canaan — Nay
STROM of Pittsfield — Nay
SYLVESTER of Portland — Not Voting
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
VEROW of Brewer — Not Voting
WHITE of Waterville — Nay
WHITE of Mars Hill — Nay
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Nay
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Yea
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Not Voting
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Nay
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Nay
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Nay

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ACCEPT RPT 'A' OTP-A

Passed 32 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23200
Republican 7100
Democrat 2000
Total 32300
% of votes cast 91%9%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BELLOWS of Kennebec — Yea
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CARPENTER of Aroostook — Yea
CARSON of Cumberland — Yea
CHENETTE of York — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
CLAXTON of Androscoggin — Yea
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Yea
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Yea
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Yea
DOW of Lincoln — Nay
FARRIN of Somerset — Yea
GRATWICK of Penobscot — Yea
HAMPER of Oxford — Nay
HERBIG of Waldo — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Yea
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
LUCHINI of Hancock — Yea
MILLETT of Cumberland — Yea
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Yea
ROSEN of Hancock — Yea
SANBORN, H. of Cumberland — Yea
SANBORN, L. of Cumberland — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Yea
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Yea

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Acc Report 'A' OTP as Amend

Passed 83 Yea · 59 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 523607
Republican 52000
Democrat 25201
Unenrolled 0100
Independent 1000
Total 835908
% of votes cast 55%39%0%5%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Yea
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BABINE of Scarborough — Nay
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Not Voting
BRYANT of Windham — Nay
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Nay
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Nay
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COREY of Windham — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Nay
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Nay
CUDDY of Winterport — Nay
CURTIS of Madison — Nay
DENK of Kennebunk — Yea
DeVEAU of Caribou — Not Voting
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Yea
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Yea
DOORE of Augusta — Not Voting
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Yea
HAGGAN of Hampden — Nay
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Nay
HANLEY of Pittston — Nay
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Nay
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Nay
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
KESCHL of Belgrade — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Yea
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Nay
KRYZAK of Acton — Yea
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
LOCKMAN of Bradley — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MAREAN of Hollis — Yea
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Yea
McLEAN of Gorham — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Not Voting
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PEOPLES of Westbrook — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Nay
PERRY of Bangor — Nay
PICKETT of Dixfield — Yea
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Nay
REED of Carmel — Nay
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
RYKERSON of Kittery — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SCHNECK of Bangor — Nay
SHARPE of Durham — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Nay
STEARNS of Guilford — Nay
STETKIS of Canaan — Nay
STROM of Pittsfield — Nay
SYLVESTER of Portland — Not Voting
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
VEROW of Brewer — Not Voting
WHITE of Waterville — Nay
WHITE of Mars Hill — Nay
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Nay
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Yea
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Not Voting
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Nay
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Nay
Amy Arata Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1383?
LD 1383 is sponsored by Chad GRIGNON.
What is the current status of LD 1383?
This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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