Maine 130th Legislature (2021-2022) Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 I cosponsors

LD 170 — An Act Pertaining To Transmission Lines Not Needed For Reliability Or Local Generation

Last action — ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

  3. 47 having voted in the affirmative and 73 in the negative, 4 Vacancies with 27 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. 613V

  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-931) in concurrence

  10. Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) READ and ADOPTED

  11. READ ONCE

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

  13. Taken from the table by the President

  14. On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending his motion to ACCEPT Report A Ought to Pass as Amended,

  15. Senator LAWRENCE of York moved to ACCEPT Report A Ought to Pass as Amended.

  16. Reports READ

  17. Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

  18. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  19. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-931).

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

  21. Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) was READ and ADOPTED.

  22. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  23. On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.

  24. Reports READ.

  25. Voted - Divided Report

  26. Work Session Held

  27. Work Session Held - TABLED

  28. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.

  29. Carry Over Approved

  30. Carry Over Requested

  31. Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.

  32. Work Session Held - TABLED

  33. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

  34. Received by the Clerk of the House on January 21, 2021.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 32 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (178)

178 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 47 Yea · 73 Nay · 27 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2440013
Republican 12805
Democrat 20509
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 4773027
% of votes cast 32%50%0%18%
How each member voted (147)
Member Party Vote
ALLEY of Beals — Nay
ANDREWS of Paris — Nay
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Not Voting
BOYLE of Gorham — Nay
BROOKS of Lewiston — Yea
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Nay
CARDONE of Bangor — Nay
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Nay
CEBRA of Naples — Not Voting
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
CONNOR of Lewiston — Nay
COREY of Windham — Nay
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Nay
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Nay
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Nay
DOLLOFF of Milton Township — Nay
DOWNES of Bucksport — Nay
DUNPHY of Old Town — Not Voting
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
EVANS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Nay
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HANLEY of Pittston — Nay
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Nay
HYMANSON of York — Not Voting
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
KINNEY of Knox — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Nay
LAROCHELLE of Augusta — Yea
LIBBY of Auburn — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Nay
McDONALD of Stonington — Nay
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth — Not Voting
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Nay
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Nay
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Nay
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Not Voting
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Not Voting
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Nay
PERRY of Bangor — Not Voting
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Nay
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
ROCHE of Wells — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SHARPE of Durham — Not Voting
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Not Voting
STANLEY of Medway — Not Voting
STEARNS of Guilford — Nay
STETKIS of Canaan — Nay
SYLVESTER of Portland — Not Voting
TUCKER of Brunswick — Nay
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WHITE of Mars Hill — Nay
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Yea
WOOD of Portland — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Not Voting
Denise Tepler Democrat Not Voting
Grayson Lookner Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Nay
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Not Voting
Laura Supica Democrat Yea
Laurie Osher Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Not Voting
Melanie Sachs Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Nay
Morgan Rielly Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Not Voting
Parnell Terry Democrat Not Voting
Poppy Arford Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Nay
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Not Voting
Traci Gere Democrat Not Voting
Valli Geiger Democrat Not Voting
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Nay
Amanda Collamore Republican Nay
Amy Arata Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
David G. Haggan Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Irene Gifford Republican Not Voting
James Thorne Republican Nay
Jennifer Poirier Republican Nay
John Ducharme Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Not Voting
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph Underwood Republican Not Voting
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Not Voting
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Michael Lemelin Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Carlow Republican Not Voting
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Randall Greenwood Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Sheila Lyman Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
Susan Bernard Republican Nay
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 170?
LD 170 is sponsored by Eloise VITELLI, Sarah PEBWORTH, Genevieve McDONALD, Mark W. Lawrence (Democrat), Christopher Kessler (Democrat), Seth BERRY, Richard A. Bennett (Independent), and Nicole C. Grohoski (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 170?
This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” 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.
Where can I track LD 170?
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