Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 6 R · 1 I cosponsors

LD 698 — An Act Directing The Public Utilities Commission To Study The State Natural Gas Supply Pursuant To The Maine Energy Cost Reduction Act

Last action — PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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

This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). 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.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on June 06, 2023.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  2. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  4. Ordered sent down forthwith.

  5. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-185), in concurrence.

  6. COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  7. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  8. Committee Amendment "A" (H-185) READ and ADOPTED

  9. READ ONCE

  10. Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence

  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  12. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-185).

  13. Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

  14. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  15. Reported Out - OTP-AM

  16. Voted - OTP-AM

  17. Work Session Held

  18. Work Session Held - TABLED

  19. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.

  20. Work Session Held - TABLED

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

  22. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

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

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (177)

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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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 698?
LD 698 is sponsored by David Woodsome (Republican), Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III (Republican), Edward POLEWARCZYK, William Pluecker (Independent), Reagan Paul (Republican), Bradlee T. Farrin (Republican), Larry DUNPHY, Mark Babin (Republican), and Steven Foster (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 698?
This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). 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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