Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 R cosponsors

LD 1850 — An Act Relating To Energy Storage And The State'S Energy Goals

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 27, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on June 30, 2023.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · 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.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

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. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) thereto.

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

  8. Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) thereto was ADOPTED.

  9. Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) was READ and ADOPTED.

  10. Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) was READ.

  11. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  12. (Yeas 72 - Nays 56 - Absent 23 - Excused 0)

  13. ROLL CALL NO. 331

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

  15. Reports READ.

  16. Sent down for concurrence

  17. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) thereto

  18. Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) thereto ADOPTED

  19. On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Senate Amendment "B" (S-430) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) READ and ADOPTED

  20. Committee Amendment "A" (S-369) READ

  21. READ ONCE

  22. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 449 Yeas 20 - Nays 10 - Excused 5 - Absent 0 PREVAILED

  23. On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED

  24. Taken from the table by the President

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

  26. Reports READ

  27. Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

  28. Voted - Divided Report

  29. Work Session Held

  30. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

  32. Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 53 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Eloise VITELLI

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (179)

179 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

ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Passed 72 Yea · 56 Nay · 23 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 48006
Republican 046010
Unaffiliated 221007
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 7256023
% of votes cast 48%37%0%15%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ANDREWS of Paris — Not Voting
BOYLE of Gorham — Yea
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Not Voting
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 — Yea
LaROCHELLE of Augusta — Yea
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Not Voting
NESS of Fryeburg — Nay
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Not Voting
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
PAULHUS of Bath — Not Voting
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
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 — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Not Voting
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Yea
WORTH of Ellsworth — Not Voting
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
Adam Lee Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Nina Milliken Democrat Yea
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Nay
David Woodsome Republican Nay
Dean Cray Republican Not Voting
Donald Ardell Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Irene Gifford Republican Not Voting
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 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 Not Voting
Rachel Henderson Republican Nay
Randall Greenwood Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Not Voting
Reagan Paul Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
Thomas Lavigne Republican Nay
Tiffany Strout Republican Nay
Timothy Guerrette Republican Nay
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Not Voting
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

Official roll call →

ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT

Passed 20 Yea · 10 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 16002
Independent 0100
Republican 1701
Unaffiliated 3202
Total 201005
% of votes cast 57%29%0%14%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BRAKEY of Androscoggin — Nay
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Not Voting
LAFOUNTAIN of Kennebec — Yea
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
POULIOT of Kennebec — Not Voting
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Cameron D. Reny Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Not Voting
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Yea
Jill C. Duson Democrat Yea
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1850?
LD 1850 is sponsored by Stanley ZEIGLER, Mark W. Lawrence (Democrat), Matthea E.L. Daughtry (Democrat), Stacy F. Brenner (Democrat), Eloise VITELLI, Parnell Terry (Democrat), and Caldwell Jackson (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 1850?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 27, 2023. Enacted.
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