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LD1037 • 2025

An Act to Lower the Energy Burden of Residents by Advancing Climate Change Goals

An Act to Lower the Energy Burden of Residents by Advancing Climate Change Goals

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Sponsor
Representative Sophia Warren
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Lower the Energy Burden of Residents by Advancing Climate Change Goals

An Act to Lower the Energy Burden of Residents by Advancing Climate Change Goals Sponsor: Representative Sophia Warren Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Lower the Energy Burden of Residents by Advancing Climate Change Goals Sponsor: Representative Sophia Warren Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-14 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-09 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Lower the Energy Burden of Residents by Advancing Climate Change Goals
Sponsor:
Representative Sophia Warren
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1037
H.P. 666 House of Representatives, March 14, 2025
An Act to Lower the Energy Burden of Residents by Advancing
Climate Change Goals
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant
to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WARREN of Scarborough.

Page 1 - 132LR2019(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §577-A, sub-§10, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 476, §9, is amended
3 to read:
410. Report. Beginning January 15, 2021, and annually thereafter, the council shall
5 submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
6 environment and natural resources matters describing the activities of the council, the
7 subcommittee and its working groups over the prior calendar year and including any
8 findings and recommendations of the council, including any proposed legislation.
9 Beginning January 15, 2026, the report must include specific recommendations to lower
10 the energy burden for residents of the State. After reviewing the report, the joint standing
11 committee may report out legislation to implement any recommendations contained in the
12 report.
13SUMMARY
14 This bill requires the Maine Climate Council to include in its annual report specific
15 recommendations to lower the energy burden for residents of the State.
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