Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

LD 3 — An Act To Establish The Winter Energy Relief Payment Program To Aid Residents With High Heating Costs And To Finalize The Covid Pandemic Relief Payment Program

Last action — Signed by Governor

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 16, 2022. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on January 04, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 3 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. (Yeas 114 - Nays 29 - Absent 8 - Excused 0)

  5. ROLL CALL NO. 4

  6. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House being necessary, a total was taken.

  7. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  8. Ordered sent down forthwith

  9. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1) in concurrence

  10. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 5 Yeas 10 - Nays 24 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  11. On motion by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin Senate Amendment "C" (S-3) ADOPTION FAILED

  12. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 4 Yeas 13 - Nays 21 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  13. On motion by Senator MOORE of Washington Senate Amendment "B" (S-2) ADOPTION FAILED

  14. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 3 Yeas 13 - Nays 21 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  15. On motion by Senator LIBBY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-1) ADOPTION FAILED

  16. Committee Amendment "A" (H-1) READ and ADOPTED

  17. READ ONCE

  18. Report READ and ACCEPTED

  19. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  20. Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1).

  21. (Yeas 79 - Nays 64 - Absent 8 - Excused 0)

  22. ROLL CALL NO. 3

  23. On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, House Amendment "A" (H-2) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.

  24. On motion of Representative LIBBY of Auburn, House Amendment "A" (H-2) was READ.

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

  26. Committee Amendment "A" (H-1) was READ and ADOPTED.

  27. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  28. The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.

  29. On OBJECTION of Representative LIBBY of Auburn REMOVED.

  30. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  31. Reported Out - OTP-AM

  32. Voted - OTP-AM

  33. Work Session Held

  34. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

  35. Received by the Clerk of the House on December 16, 2022.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on · 71 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (184)

184 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

ADOPT C-3

Failed 10 Yea · 24 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 01701
Independent 0100
Republican 6300
Unaffiliated 4300
Total 102401
% of votes cast 29%69%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BRAKEY of Androscoggin — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Nay
KEIM of Oxford — Yea
LAFOUNTAIN of Kennebec — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Nay
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Nay
Anne M. Carney Democrat Nay
Cameron D. Reny Democrat Nay
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Nay
Jill C. Duson Democrat Nay
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Nay
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Not Voting
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
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Nay
Timothy E. Nangle Democrat Nay
Richard A. Bennett Independent Nay
Bradlee T. Farrin Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
James D. Libby Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Yea
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Enactment - Emer

Passed 114 Yea · 29 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 52002
Republican 302303
Unaffiliated 30603
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 1142908
% of votes cast 75%19%0%5%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ANDREWS of Paris — Nay
BOYLE of Gorham — Yea
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Yea
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Not Voting
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
DAVIS of East Machias — Nay
DUNPHY of Embden — Nay
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GALLETTA of Durham — Yea
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
JAUCH of Topsham — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
LANDRY of Farmington — Not Voting
LaROCHELLE of Augusta — Yea
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NESS of Fryeburg — Nay
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Nay
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset — Yea
PRINGLE of Windham — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
RUSSELL of Verona Island — Yea
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SHAW of Auburn — Yea
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Not Voting
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Yea
WORTH of Ellsworth — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
Adam Lee Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ambureen Rana Democrat Yea
Amy Kuhn Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne Graham Democrat Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Charles Skold Democrat Yea
Cheryl Golek Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Daniel Ankeles Democrat Yea
Daniel Sayre Democrat Yea
Daniel Shagoury Democrat Yea
Deqa Dhalac Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Grayson Lookner Democrat Yea
Holly Eaton Democrat Yea
Holly Sargent Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Karen Montell Democrat Yea
Kelly Murphy Democrat Yea
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Yea
Laura Supica Democrat Yea
Laurie Osher Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Yea
Mana Abdi Democrat Yea
Marc Malon Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Melanie Sachs Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michel Lajoie Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Morgan Rielly Democrat Yea
Nina Milliken Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Not Voting
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Sally Cluchey Democrat Yea
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Not Voting
Traci Gere Democrat Yea
Valli Geiger Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
Walter Runte Democrat Yea
William Bridgeo Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Yea
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Ann Fredericks Republican Nay
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Nay
Benjamin Hymes Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
David Boyer Republican Yea
David G. Haggan Republican Not Voting
David Woodsome Republican Not Voting
Dean Cray Republican Yea
Donald Ardell Republican Yea
Gary Drinkwater Republican Yea
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Irene Gifford Republican Nay
James Thorne Republican Yea
James White Republican Nay
Jeffrey Adams Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Poirier Republican Yea
John Ducharme Republican Yea
Joseph Underwood Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Katrina Smith Republican Nay
Kimberly Pomerleau Republican Nay
Laurel Libby Republican Nay
Lucas Lanigan Republican Yea
Mark Babin Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Walker Republican Yea
Michael Lemelin Republican Yea
Michael Soboleski Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Yea
Nathan Carlow Republican Yea
Rachel Henderson Republican Nay
Randall Greenwood Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Reagan Paul Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Nutting Republican Yea
Roger Albert Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Sheila Lyman Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Stephen Wood Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Nay
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Nay
Thomas Lavigne Republican Nay
Tiffany Strout Republican Yea
Timothy Guerrette Republican Yea
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

Official roll call →

ADOPT B S-2

Failed 13 Yea · 21 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 01701
Independent 1000
Republican 8100
Unaffiliated 4300
Total 132101
% of votes cast 37%60%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BRAKEY of Androscoggin — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Nay
KEIM of Oxford — Yea
LAFOUNTAIN of Kennebec — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Nay
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Nay
Anne M. Carney Democrat Nay
Cameron D. Reny Democrat Nay
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Nay
Jill C. Duson Democrat Nay
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Nay
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Not Voting
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
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Nay
Timothy E. Nangle Democrat Nay
Richard A. Bennett Independent Yea
Bradlee T. Farrin Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
James D. Libby Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Yea
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Yea

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INDEF PP of H-A (H-2)

Passed 79 Yea · 64 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 51102
Republican 25103
Unaffiliated 241203
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 796408
% of votes cast 52%42%0%5%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ANDREWS of Paris — Nay
BOYLE of Gorham — Yea
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Not Voting
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Nay
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
DAVIS of East Machias — Nay
DUNPHY of Embden — Nay
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GALLETTA of Durham — Nay
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
JAUCH of Topsham — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Not Voting
LaROCHELLE of Augusta — Yea
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NESS of Fryeburg — Nay
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Nay
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Nay
POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset — Nay
PRINGLE of Windham — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
RUSSELL of Verona Island — Yea
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SHAW of Auburn — Yea
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Not Voting
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Yea
WORTH of Ellsworth — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
Adam Lee Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ambureen Rana Democrat Yea
Amy Kuhn Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne Graham Democrat Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Charles Skold Democrat Yea
Cheryl Golek Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Daniel Ankeles Democrat Yea
Daniel Sayre Democrat Yea
Daniel Shagoury Democrat Yea
Deqa Dhalac Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Grayson Lookner Democrat Yea
Holly Eaton Democrat Yea
Holly Sargent Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Karen Montell Democrat Yea
Kelly Murphy Democrat Yea
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Yea
Laura Supica Democrat Yea
Laurie Osher Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Yea
Mana Abdi Democrat Yea
Marc Malon Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Melanie Sachs Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michel Lajoie Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Morgan Rielly Democrat Yea
Nina Milliken Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Not Voting
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Sally Cluchey Democrat Yea
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Not Voting
Traci Gere Democrat Yea
Valli Geiger Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
Walter Runte Democrat Yea
William Bridgeo Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Nay
Amanda Collamore Republican Nay
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Nay
Ann Fredericks Republican Nay
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Nay
Benjamin Hymes Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Caldwell Jackson Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
David Boyer Republican Nay
David G. Haggan Republican Not Voting
David Woodsome Republican Not Voting
Dean Cray Republican Nay
Donald Ardell Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Irene Gifford Republican Nay
James Thorne Republican Nay
James White Republican Nay
Jeffrey Adams Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Poirier Republican Nay
John Ducharme Republican Nay
Joseph Underwood Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Katrina Smith Republican Nay
Kimberly Pomerleau Republican Nay
Laurel Libby Republican Nay
Lucas Lanigan Republican Nay
Mark Babin Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Mark Walker Republican Nay
Michael Lemelin Republican Nay
Michael Soboleski Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Carlow Republican Nay
Rachel Henderson Republican Nay
Randall Greenwood Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Nay
Reagan Paul Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Robert Nutting Republican Nay
Roger Albert Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Sheila Lyman Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Stephen Wood Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Nay
Thomas Lavigne Republican Nay
Tiffany Strout Republican Nay
Timothy Guerrette Republican Nay
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

Official roll call →

ADOPT S-1

Failed 13 Yea · 21 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 01701
Independent 1000
Republican 8100
Unaffiliated 4300
Total 132101
% of votes cast 37%60%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BRAKEY of Androscoggin — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Nay
KEIM of Oxford — Yea
LAFOUNTAIN of Kennebec — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Nay
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Nay
Anne M. Carney Democrat Nay
Cameron D. Reny Democrat Nay
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Nay
Jill C. Duson Democrat Nay
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Nay
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Not Voting
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
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Nay
Timothy E. Nangle Democrat Nay
Richard A. Bennett Independent Yea
Bradlee T. Farrin Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
James D. Libby Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Yea
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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LD 3 is sponsored by Rachel Talbot Ross (Democrat) and Caldwell Jackson (Republican).
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