An Act Regarding the Approval of Transmission Lines
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)HP 517
Where it is
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 27, 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 R · Feb 27, 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. Motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 303 (Yeas 72 - Nays 75 - Absent 4 - Excused 0) Subsequently, on mo · Jun 3, 2025
Reports Read On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 346 Yeas 18 - Nays 16 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 B · Jun 4, 2025
The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-410) ROLL CALL NO. 363 (Yeas 74 - Nay · Jun 9, 2025
RELEASED. · Jun 9, 2025
On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. Later today assigned. · Jun 10, 2025
Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 419 (Yeas 74 - Nays 69 - Absent 6 - Excused 2) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.^HELD. · Jun 10, 2025
RELEASED. · Jun 10, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · Jun 11, 2025
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Christopher KesslerNicole Grohoski
Recorded votes
ENACTMENTHouse · 2025-06-10 · PREVAILS · Yeas 74, Nays 69, Excused 2, NotVoting 6, Total 143
RECEDE AND CONCURHouse · 2025-06-09 · PREVAILS · Yeas 74, Nays 73, Excused 2, NotVoting 2, Total 147
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORTSenate · 2025-06-04 · PREVAILS · Yeas 18, Nays 16, Excused 1, NotVoting 0, Total 34
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REPHouse · 2025-06-03 · FAILS · Yeas 72, Nays 75, Excused 0, NotVoting 4, Total 147
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Jun 11, 2025).