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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 556: An Act To Preserve Heating And Energy Choice By Prohibiting A Municipality From Prohibiting A Particular Energy System Or Energy Distributor

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 556 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on February 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Preserve Heating And Energy Choice By Prohibiting A Municipality From Prohibiting A Particular Energy System Or Energy Distributor. Primary sponsor: Matt Harrington (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Signed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt HarringtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Joe BaldacciCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Steven FosterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Randall GreenwoodCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Reagan PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Trey StewartCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 646 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
  3. Motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York to RECONSIDER PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED FAILED
  4. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 646 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
  5. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED
  6. RELEASED.
  7. HELD at the Request of Representative MOONEN of Portland.
  8. Sent for concurrence.
  9. (Yeas 78 - Nays 67 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)
  10. ROLL CALL NO. 582
  11. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
  12. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 620 Yeas 17 - Nays 16 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source