An Act Prohibiting Public Utilities from Requiring Deposits Based Solely on a Residential Customer's Income
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Officially: “An Act Prohibiting Public Utilities from Requiring Deposits Based Solely on a Residential Customer's Income” Read the full text
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)HP 702
Where it is
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. 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 · Mar 14, 2025
Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.^ · Mar 21, 2025
Reports READ. Representative KESSLER of South Portland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending the motion of Repres · May 6, 2025
Unfinished Business · May 6, 2025
Unfinished Business · May 7, 2025
Unfinished Business · May 13, 2025
Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 141 (Yeas 77 - Nays 63 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) The Bill was READ · May 14, 2025
Reports Read On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 176 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Bill · May 20, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · May 22, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · May 22, 2025
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Melanie SachsNicole GrohoskiNathan WadsworthChristopher KesslerSteven FosterSophia WarrenWalter RunteMathew McIntyreKilton WebbMark Lawrence
Recorded votes
PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDEDSenate · 2025-05-20 · PREVAILS · Yeas 19, Nays 13, Excused 3, NotVoting 0, Total 32
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORTSenate · 2025-05-20 · PREVAILS · Yeas 18, Nays 14, Excused 3, NotVoting 0, Total 32
Acc Maj OTP as Amended RepHouse · 2025-05-14 · PREVAILS · Yeas 77, Nays 63, Excused 0, NotVoting 10, Total 140
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Maine legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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