Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 D · 3 R cosponsors

LD 1775 — An Act To Establish A Clean Hydrogen Pilot 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 April 25, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on March 19, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  5. Ordered sent down forthwith.

  6. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-797), in concurrence.

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

  8. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  9. Committee Amendment "A" (H-797) READ and ADOPTED

  10. READ ONCE

  11. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 577 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED

  12. On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.

  13. Reports Read

  14. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  15. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-797).

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

  17. Committee Amendment "A" (H-797) was READ and ADOPTED.

  18. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  19. (Yeas 81 - Nays 60 - Absent 9 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)

  20. ROLL CALL NO. 391

  21. On motion of Representative ZEIGLER of Montville, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  22. Reports READ.

  23. Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

  24. Voted - Divided Report

  25. Work Session Held

  26. Work Session Held - TAB

  27. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.

  28. Carry Over Approved

  29. Carry Over Requested

  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

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 56 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (177)

177 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 TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT

Passed 21 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 18000
Independent 0100
Republican 1800
Unaffiliated 2401
Total 211301
% of votes cast 60%37%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BRAKEY of Androscoggin — Nay
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Nay
LAFOUNTAIN of Kennebec — Not Voting
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
POULIOT of Kennebec — Nay
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Cameron D. Reny Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Yea
Jill C. Duson Democrat Yea
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Yea
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Yea
Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Timothy E. Nangle Democrat Yea
Richard A. Bennett Independent Nay
Bradlee T. Farrin Republican Nay
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
James D. Libby Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

Official roll call →

ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Passed 81 Yea · 60 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 53002
Republican 05006
Unaffiliated 261001
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 816009
% of votes cast 54%40%0%6%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ANDREWS of Paris — Nay
BOYLE of Gorham — Yea
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
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 — Not Voting
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
JAUCH of Topsham — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
LaROCHELLE of Augusta — Yea
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NESS of Fryeburg — Nay
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Yea
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset — Nay
PRINGLE of Windham — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
RUSSELL of Verona Island — Yea
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SHAW of Auburn — Yea
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Yea
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
David Sinclair 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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Traci Gere Democrat Yea
Valli Geiger Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
Walter Runte Democrat Yea
William Bridgeo Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abden Simmons Republican Nay
Abigail Griffin Republican Nay
Amanda Collamore Republican Nay
Amy Arata Republican Nay
Ann Fredericks Republican Nay
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Nay
Benjamin Hymes Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Caldwell Jackson Republican Not Voting
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
David Boyer Republican Nay
David G. Haggan Republican Not Voting
David Woodsome Republican Nay
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 Nay
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Robert Nutting Republican Nay
Roger Albert Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Sheila Lyman Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Not Voting
Stephen Wood Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Nay
Thomas Lavigne Republican Not Voting
Tiffany Strout Republican Nay
Timothy Guerrette Republican Nay
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1775?
LD 1775 is sponsored by David Woodsome (Republican), Walter Runte (Democrat), Mark W. Lawrence (Democrat), Matthew A. Harrington (Republican), Valli Geiger (Democrat), Bradlee T. Farrin (Republican), Stacy F. Brenner (Democrat), James BOYLE, and Victoria Doudera (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 1775?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 25, 2023. Enacted.
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