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Using solar energy makes our air cleaner, stabilizes our climate, fosters energy independence, and strengthens our economy. After years of failed attempts to enact solar policy, Maine finally passed legislation to boost solar energy utilization for Maine schools, municipalities, and residents. LD 1711 calls for at least 375 megawatts of new, distributed generation in Maine, which will primarily come from small solar projects. The bill also removes the cap on community solar farms, requires community projects to serve low and moderate-income customers, and encourages use of closed landfills and brownfields for solar projects.

Status: Enacted

Sponsor: Dana L. Dow

HOUSE VOTES

Score of 100? Senator Party - District Vote
Kent AckleyIndependent - 82
Robert W. Alley, Sr.Democrat - 138
John AndrewsRepublican - 73
Amy B. ArataRepublican - 65
Betty A. AustinDemocrat - 107
Susan M. W. AustinRepublican - 67
Christopher W. BabbidgeDemocrat - 8
Shawn A. BabineDemocrat - 29
Pinny Beebe-CenterDemocrat - 12
Seth A. BerryDemocrat - 55
Bruce A. BickfordRepublican - 63
Mark John BlierRepublican - 22
Lydia BlumeDemocrat - 3
Richard T. BradstreetRepublican - 80
Michael F. BrennanDemocrat - 36
Heidi E. BrooksDemocrat - 61
Mark E. BryantDemocrat - 24
Christopher James CaiazzoDemocrat - 28
Richard H. CampbellRepublican - 19
Barbara A. CardoneDemocrat - 127
Richard M. CebraRepublican - 68
Kristen Sarah CloutierDemocrat - 60
Benjamin T. CollingsDemocrat - 42
Janice E. CooperDemocrat - 0
Patrick W. CoreyRepublican - 25
Danny E. CostainRepublican - 100
Margaret M. CravenDemocrat - 59
W. Edward CrockettDemocrat - 43
Scott W. CuddyDemocrat - 98
Philip A. CurtisRepublican - 111
John DeVeauRepublican - 149
Diane M. DenkDemocrat - 9
Michael G. DevinDemocrat - 90
Kathleen R. J. DillinghamRepublican - 72
Janice S. DodgeDemocrat - 97
Josanne C. DolloffRepublican - 115
Donna R. DooreDemocrat - 85
Victoria W. DouderaDemocrat - 94
Gary A. DrinkwaterRepublican - 121
Michelle Ann DunphyDemocrat - 122
Jeffrey EvangelosUnenrolled - 91
Richard R. FarnsworthDemocrat - 76
Billy Bob FaulkinghamRepublican - 136
Jessica L. FayDemocrat - 66
Justin FecteauRepublican - 86
Ryan M. FecteauDemocrat - 11
Victoria FoleyDemocrat - 12
Steven D. FosterRepublican - 104
Drew GattineDemocrat - 126
Sara GideonDemocrat - 48
Lori K. GramlichDemocrat - 13
Abigail W. GriffinRepublican - 102
Chad Wayne GrignonRepublican - 118
David G. HagganRepublican - 101
Randall C. HallRepublican - 114
James R. HandyDemocrat - 58
Sheldon Mark HaningtonRepublican - 142
Jeffery P. HanleyRepublican - 87
Thom HarnettDemocrat - 83
Matthew A. HarringtonRepublican - 19
Frances M. HeadRepublican - 117
Allison HeplerDemocrat - 53
Norman E. HigginsRepublican - 120
Daniel J. HobbsDemocrat - 145
Brian L. HubbellDemocrat - 135
Sherman H. HutchinsRepublican - 131
Patricia HymansonDemocrat - 4
Henry L. IngwersenDemocrat - 32
Kathy Irene JavnerRepublican - 141
Chris A. JohansenRepublican - 145
Erik C. JorgensenDemocrat - 41
Dennis L. KeschlRepublican - 125
Christopher J. KesslerDemocrat - 32
MaryAnne KinneyRepublican - 99
Victoria P. KornfieldDemocrat - 125
Theodore Joseph Kryzak Jr.Republican - 20
H. Scott Landry Jr.Democrat - 113
Lawrence E. LockmanRepublican - 137
Peter A. LyfordRepublican - 129
Colleen M. MadiganDemocrat - 110
Donald G. MareanIndependent - 16
John L. MartinDemocrat - 151
Roland Danny MartinDemocrat - 150
Thomas H. MartinRepublican - 57
Richard G. MasonRepublican - 56
Anne-Marie MastraccioDemocrat - 142
Ann H. MatlackDemocrat - 92
Joyce McCreightDemocrat - 51
Genevieve McDonaldDemocrat - 134
Andrew J. McLeanDemocrat - 27
David Harold McCreaDemocrat - 148
Gina M. MelaragnoDemocrat - 62
Michele MeyerDemocrat - 2
H. Sawin Millett Jr.Republican - 71
Rebecca J. MillettDemocrat - 30
Matthew W. MoonenDemocrat - 38
Victoria E. MoralesDemocrat - 33
Stephen W. MoriartyDemocrat - 45
Joshua MorrisRepublican - 75
Catherine M. NadeauDemocrat - 78
Beth A. O’ConnorRepublican - 5
Margaret M. O’NeilDemocrat - 129
Lester S. OrdwayRepublican - 23
Sean C. PaulhusDemocrat - 52
Sarah PebworthDemocrat - 133
Ann E. PeoplesDemocrat - 125
Michael D. PerkinsRepublican - 77
Anne C. PerryDemocrat - 140
Joseph C. Perry Sr.Democrat - 124
Richard A. PickettRepublican - 116
Teresa S. PierceDemocrat - 44
William D. PlueckerIndependent - 95
Dwayne W. PrescottRepublican - 17
Lois Galgay ReckittDemocrat - 31
Roger E. ReedRepublican - 103
Christina RileyDemocrat - 74
Walter N. RisemanIndependent - 69
Tiffany RobertsDemocrat - 6
Rachel Talbot RossDemocrat - 118
Shelley RudnickiRepublican - 108
Deane RykersonDemocrat - 1
Heidi H. SampsonRepublican - 21
John C. SchneckDemocrat - 126
Braden SharpeDemocrat - 46
Bettyann W. SheatsDemocrat - 20
Thomas H. SkolfieldRepublican - 112
Stephen S. StanleyDemocrat - 143
Paul A. StearnsRepublican - 119
Joel R. StetkisRepublican - 105
Holly B. StoverDemocrat - 89
Scott Walter StromRepublican - 0
Gregory Lewis SwallowRepublican - 7
Michael A. SylvesterDemocrat - 39
Denise A. TeplerDemocrat - 54
Maureen Fitzgerald TerryDemocrat - 26
Timothy S. TheriaultRepublican - 79
Ryan D. TippingDemocrat - 0
Ralph L. TuckerDemocrat - 50
William R. TuellRepublican - 139
Arthur C. VerowDemocrat - 128
Nathan J. WadsworthRepublican - 70
Charlotte WarrenDemocrat - 84
Bruce A. WhiteDemocrat - 109
Dustin Michael WhiteRepublican - 146
Stanley Paige Zeigler, Jr.Democrat - 96

SENATE VOTES

Senator Party - District Vote
Donna BaileyDemocrat - 31
Shenna L BellowsDemocrat - 14
Russell J. BlackRepublican - 17
Catherine BreenDemocrat - 25
Anne M. CarneyDemocrat - 29
Michael E CarpenterDemocrat - 2
Brownie CarsonDemocrat - 24
Justin M. ChenetteDemocrat - 31
Benjamin M. ChipmanDemocrat - 27
Ned ClaxtonDemocrat - 20
Scott W. CyrwayRepublican - 16
Matthea Larsen DaughtryDemocrat - 24
Paul T. DavisRepublican - 4
Susan A. DeschambaultDemocrat - 32
Bill DiamondDemocrat - 26
James F. DillDemocrat - 5
Dana L. DowRepublican - 13
Bradlee Thomas FarrinRepublican - 3
Robert A. FoleyRepublican - 34
Geoffrey M. GratwickDemocrat - 9
Nicole GrohoskiDemocrat - 7
Stacey K. GuerinRepublican - 10
James M. HamperRepublican - 19
Erin D. HerbigDemocrat - 97
Craig V. HickmanDemocrat - 14
Troy Dale JacksonDemocrat - 1
Lisa KeimRepublican - 18
Mark W. LawrenceDemocrat - 35
Nathan L. LibbyDemocrat - 21
Louis J. LuchiniDemocrat - 7
David R. MiramantDemocrat - 12
Marianne MooreRepublican - 6
Matthew G. PouliotRepublican - 15
Kimberley C. RosenRepublican - 8
Heather B. SanbornDemocrat - 28
Linda F. SanbornDemocrat - 26
Harold L. Stewart IIIRepublican - 2
Jeffrey L. TimberlakeRepublican - 17
Eloise A. VitelliDemocrat - 23
David WoodsomeRepublican - 33

Votes / Roll Calls:

DateDescYeaNayNo VoteAbsentTotalPassedChamber
01/01/2019Roll Call12454051851
Votes
Show
Kent AckleyYea
Robert W. Alley, Sr.Yea
John AndrewsNay
Amy B. ArataNay
Susan M. W. AustinNay
Betty A. AustinYea
Christopher W. BabbidgeYea
Shawn A. BabineYea
Donna BaileyYea
Pinny Beebe-CenterYea
Shenna L BellowsYea
Seth A. BerryYea
Bruce A. BickfordNay
Russell J. BlackYea
Mark John BlierNay
Lydia BlumeYea
Richard T. BradstreetNay
Catherine BreenYea
Michael F. BrennanYea
Heidi E. BrooksYea
Mark E. BryantYea
Christopher James CaiazzoYea
Richard H. CampbellNay
Barbara A. CardoneYea
Anne M. CarneyYea
Michael E CarpenterYea
Brownie CarsonYea
Richard M. CebraNay
Justin M. ChenetteYea
Benjamin M. ChipmanYea
Ned ClaxtonYea
Kristen Sarah CloutierYea
Benjamin T. CollingsYea
Janice E. CooperYea
Patrick W. CoreyYea
Danny E. CostainNay
Margaret M. CravenYea
W. Edward CrockettYea
Scott W. CuddyYea
Philip A. CurtisNay
Scott W. CyrwayNay
Matthea Larsen DaughtryYea
Paul T. DavisYea
Diane M. DenkYea
Susan A. DeschambaultExcused
John DeVeauAbsent
Michael G. DevinExcused
Bill DiamondYea
James F. DillYea
Kathleen R. J. DillinghamNay
Janice S. DodgeYea
Josanne C. DolloffNay
Donna R. DooreYea
Victoria W. DouderaYea
Dana L. DowYea
Gary A. DrinkwaterNay
Michelle Ann DunphyYea
Jeffrey EvangelosYea
Richard R. FarnsworthYea
Bradlee Thomas FarrinYea
Billy Bob FaulkinghamNay
Jessica L. FayAbsent
Ryan M. FecteauYea
Justin FecteauNay
Robert A. FoleyYea
Victoria FoleyYea
Steven D. FosterNay
Drew GattineYea
Sara GideonYea
Lori K. GramlichYea
Geoffrey M. GratwickYea
Abigail W. GriffinNay
Chad Wayne GrignonAbsent
Nicole GrohoskiYea
Stacey K. GuerinYea
David G. HagganNay
Randall C. HallNay
James M. HamperYea
James R. HandyYea
Sheldon Mark HaningtonNay
Jeffery P. HanleyNay
Thom HarnettYea
Matthew A. HarringtonNay
Frances M. HeadNay
Allison HeplerYea
Erin D. HerbigYea
Craig V. HickmanYea
Norman E. HigginsYea
Daniel J. HobbsYea
Brian L. HubbellYea
Sherman H. HutchinsNay
Patricia HymansonYea
Henry L. IngwersenYea
Troy Dale JacksonYea
Kathy Irene JavnerNay
Chris A. JohansenNay
Erik C. JorgensenYea
Lisa KeimYea
Dennis L. KeschlNay
Christopher J. KesslerYea
MaryAnne KinneyNay
Victoria P. KornfieldYea
Theodore Joseph Kryzak Jr.Nay
H. Scott Landry Jr.Yea
Mark W. LawrenceYea
Nathan L. LibbyYea
Lawrence E. LockmanNay
Louis J. LuchiniYea
Peter A. LyfordNay
Colleen M. MadiganYea
Donald G. MareanYea
John L. MartinYea
Thomas H. MartinNay
Roland Danny MartinYea
Richard G. MasonNay
Anne-Marie MastraccioYea
Ann H. MatlackYea
David Harold McCreaYea
Joyce McCreightYea
Genevieve McDonaldYea
Andrew J. McLeanAbsent
Gina M. MelaragnoYea
Michele MeyerYea
H. Sawin Millett Jr.Nay
Rebecca J. MillettYea
David R. MiramantYea
Matthew W. MoonenYea
Marianne MooreYea
Victoria E. MoralesYea
Stephen W. MoriartyYea
Joshua MorrisNay
Catherine M. NadeauYea
Beth A. O’ConnorNay
Margaret M. O’NeilYea
Lester S. OrdwayNay
Sean C. PaulhusYea
Sarah PebworthYea
Ann E. PeoplesYea
Michael D. PerkinsNay
Anne C. PerryYea
Joseph C. Perry Sr.Yea
Richard A. PickettNay
Teresa S. PierceYea
William D. PlueckerYea
Matthew G. PouliotYea
Dwayne W. PrescottNay
Lois Galgay ReckittYea
Roger E. ReedNay
Christina RileyYea
Walter N. RisemanYea
Tiffany RobertsYea
Kimberley C. RosenYea
Shelley RudnickiNay
Deane RykersonYea
Heidi H. SampsonNay
Heather B. SanbornYea
Linda F. SanbornYea
John C. SchneckYea
Braden SharpeYea
Bettyann W. SheatsYea
Thomas H. SkolfieldNay
Stephen S. StanleyYea
Paul A. StearnsNay
Joel R. StetkisNay
Harold L. Stewart IIINay
Holly B. StoverYea
Scott Walter StromNay
Gregory Lewis SwallowNay
Michael A. SylvesterYea
Rachel Talbot RossYea
Denise A. TeplerYea
Maureen Fitzgerald TerryYea
Timothy S. TheriaultNay
Jeffrey L. TimberlakeNay
Ryan D. TippingYea
Ralph L. TuckerYea
William R. TuellNay
Arthur C. VerowYea
Eloise A. VitelliYea
Nathan J. WadsworthAbsent
Charlotte WarrenYea
Dustin Michael WhiteNay
Bruce A. WhiteYea
David WoodsomeYea
Stanley Paige Zeigler, Jr.Yea