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Through LD 1682, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has been added to the statutory purposes of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), joining the current statutory mandates of ensuring safe and reasonable service and minimizing the cost of energy to consumers. This new mandate is critical to helping Maine reach its goals of reducing greenhouse gases 45% by 2030 and 80% by 2050. The new law also requires the Governor’s Office of Policy, Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) to develop methods of incorporating equity considerations in decision making at state agencies and to develop definitions for “environmental justice,” “environmental justice populations,” “frontline communities,” and other relevant terms. GOPIF will report back to the Energy, Utilities and Technology and the Environment and Natural Resources Committees by February 1, 2022 with recommendations for equity considerations and definitions. These requirements will help ensure that Maine tackles decarbonization and grid modernization equitably.

Status: SUCCESS! Bill enacted into law with Gov. Mills' signature; adding climate to the PUC’s mandate and directing state agencies to examine and report back on environmental justice.

Sponsor: Victoria W. Doudera

HOUSE VOTES

Score of 100? Senator Party - District Vote
Robert W. Alley, Sr.Democrat - 138
John AndrewsRepublican - 73
Amy B. ArataRepublican - 65
Poppy ArfordDemocrat - 49
Susan M. W. AustinRepublican - 67
Christopher W. BabbidgeDemocrat - 8
Kyle BaileyDemocrat - 27
Arthur BellDemocrat - 47
Susan BernardRepublican - 149
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
Barbara A. CardoneDemocrat - 127
Nathan CarlowRepublican - 16
Meldon CarmichaelRepublican - 137
Richard M. CebraRepublican - 68
Kristen Sarah CloutierDemocrat - 60
Amanda CollamoreRepublican - 106
Benjamin T. CollingsDemocrat - 42
Jonathan ConnorRepublican - 58
Lynn CopelandDemocrat - 14
Patrick W. CoreyRepublican - 25
Danny E. CostainRepublican - 100
Lydia CraftsDemocrat - 90
Margaret M. CravenDemocrat - 59
W. Edward CrockettDemocrat - 43
Scott W. CuddyDemocrat - 98
Kathleen R. J. DillinghamRepublican - 72
Janice S. DodgeDemocrat - 97
Josanne C. DolloffRepublican - 115
Donna R. DooreDemocrat - 85
Victoria W. DouderaDemocrat - 94
Kathy DownesRepublican - 130
Gary A. DrinkwaterRepublican - 121
John “Jack” DucharmeRepublican - 111
Michelle Ann DunphyDemocrat - 122
Jeffrey EvangelosUnenrolled - 91
Richard EvansDemocrat - 120
Billy Bob FaulkinghamRepublican - 136
Jessica L. FayDemocrat - 66
Justin FecteauRepublican - 86
Ryan M. FecteauDemocrat - 11
Steven D. FosterRepublican - 104
Valli GeigerDemocrat - 93
Traci GereDemocrat - 9
Jeffery Allen GiffordRepublican - 142
Lori K. GramlichDemocrat - 13
Randall Adam GreenwoodRepublican - 82
Abigail W. GriffinRepublican - 102
Chad Wayne GrignonRepublican - 118
David G. HagganRepublican - 101
Randall C. HallRepublican - 114
Jeffery P. HanleyRepublican - 87
Thom HarnettDemocrat - 83
Matthew A. HarringtonRepublican - 19
Tavis HasenfusDemocrat - 81
Frances M. HeadRepublican - 117
Allison HeplerDemocrat - 53
Sherman H. HutchinsRepublican - 131
Patricia HymansonDemocrat - 4
Kathy Irene JavnerRepublican - 141
Chris A. JohansenRepublican - 145
Christopher J. KesslerDemocrat - 32
MaryAnne KinneyRepublican - 99
Theodore Joseph Kryzak Jr.Republican - 20
H. Scott Landry Jr.Democrat - 113
Michael LemelinRepublican - 88
Laurel LibbyRepublican - 64
Grayson LooknerDemocrat - 37
Peter A. LyfordRepublican - 129
Sheila LymanRepublican - 74
Colleen M. MadiganDemocrat - 110
John L. MartinDemocrat - 151
Roland Danny MartinDemocrat - 150
Thomas H. MartinRepublican - 57
Richard G. MasonRepublican - 56
Kristi MathiesonDemocrat - 1
Ann H. MatlackDemocrat - 92
Joyce McCreightDemocrat - 51
Genevieve McDonaldDemocrat - 134
David Harold McCreaDemocrat - 148
Gina M. MelaragnoDemocrat - 62
Michele MeyerDemocrat - 2
H. Sawin Millett Jr.Republican - 71
Rebecca J. MillettDemocrat - 30
Victoria E. MoralesDemocrat - 33
Stephen W. MoriartyDemocrat - 45
Joshua MorrisRepublican - 75
Cathy R. NadeauRepublican - 78
Daniel NewmanRepublican - 76
Kevin O’ConnellDemocrat - 128
Beth A. O’ConnorRepublican - 5
Margaret M. O’NeilDemocrat - 129
Lester S. OrdwayRepublican - 23
Laurie OsherDemocrat - 123
Wayne R. ParryRepublican - 10
Sean C. PaulhusDemocrat - 52
Sarah PebworthDemocrat - 133
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
Jennifer PoirierRepublican - 107
Dwayne W. PrescottRepublican - 17
Tracy QuintRepublican - 144
Lois Galgay ReckittDemocrat - 31
Morgan RiellyDemocrat - 34
Walter N. RisemanIndependent - 69
Tiffany RobertsDemocrat - 6
Timothy RocheRepublican - 7
Amy RoederDemocrat - 125
Rachel Talbot RossDemocrat - 118
Shelley RudnickiRepublican - 108
Melanie SachsDemocrat - 48
Suzzane SalisburyDemocrat - 35
Heidi H. SampsonRepublican - 21
Braden SharpeDemocrat - 46
Erin SheehanDemocrat - 12
Thomas H. SkolfieldRepublican - 112
Peggy Jo StanleyRepublican - 143
Paul A. StearnsRepublican - 119
Joel R. StetkisRepublican - 105
Holly B. StoverDemocrat - 89
Laura SupicaDemocrat - 126
Michael A. SylvesterDemocrat - 39
Denise A. TeplerDemocrat - 54
Maureen Fitzgerald TerryDemocrat - 26
Timothy S. TheriaultRepublican - 79
James ThorneRepublican - 103
Ralph L. TuckerDemocrat - 50
William R. TuellRepublican - 139
John L. TuttleDemocrat - 18
Joseph UnderwoodRepublican - 147
Nathan J. WadsworthRepublican - 70
Charlotte WarrenDemocrat - 84
Sophia WarrenIndependent - 29
Bruce A. WhiteDemocrat - 109
Dustin Michael WhiteRepublican - 146
Lynne WilliamsDemocrat - 135
Barbara WoodDemocrat - 38
Samuel ZagerDemocrat - 41
Stanley Paige Zeigler, Jr.Democrat - 96

SENATE VOTES

Senator Party - District Vote
Donna BaileyDemocrat - 31
Joseph BaldacciDemocrat - 9
Richard BennettRepublican - 19
Russell J. BlackRepublican - 17
Catherine BreenDemocrat - 25
Stacy BrennerDemocrat - 30
Anne M. CarneyDemocrat - 29
Benjamin M. ChipmanDemocrat - 27
Ned ClaxtonDemocrat - 20
Chip CurryDemocrat - 11
Scott W. CyrwayRepublican - 16
Matthea Larsen DaughtryDemocrat - 24
Paul T. DavisRepublican - 4
Susan A. DeschambaultDemocrat - 32
Bill DiamondDemocrat - 26
James F. DillDemocrat - 5
Bradlee Thomas FarrinRepublican - 3
Nicole GrohoskiDemocrat - 7
Stacey K. GuerinRepublican - 10
Craig V. HickmanDemocrat - 14
Troy Dale JacksonDemocrat - 1
Lisa KeimRepublican - 18
Mark W. LawrenceDemocrat - 35
Nathan L. LibbyDemocrat - 21
Louis J. LuchiniDemocrat - 7
Chloe MaxminDemocrat - 13
David R. MiramantDemocrat - 12
Marianne MooreRepublican - 6
Matthew G. PouliotRepublican - 15
Joseph RaffertyDemocrat - 34
Kimberley C. RosenRepublican - 8
Heather B. SanbornDemocrat - 28
Trey StewartRepublican - 2
Jeffrey L. TimberlakeRepublican - 17
Eloise A. VitelliDemocrat - 23
David WoodsomeRepublican - 33

Votes / Roll Calls:

DateDescYeaNayNo VoteAbsentTotalPassedChamber
01/01/2021Roll Call105650161861
Votes
Show
Robert W. Alley, Sr.Yea
John AndrewsNay
Amy B. ArataAbsent
Poppy ArfordYea
Susan M. W. AustinNay
Christopher W. BabbidgeAbsent
Donna BaileyYea
Kyle BaileyYea
Joseph BaldacciYea
Arthur BellYea
Richard BennettYea
Susan BernardNay
Seth A. BerryYea
Bruce A. BickfordNay
Russell J. BlackNay
Mark John BlierNay
Lydia BlumeYea
Richard T. BradstreetAbsent
Catherine BreenYea
Michael F. BrennanYea
Stacy BrennerYea
Heidi E. BrooksYea
Mark E. BryantYea
Christopher James CaiazzoYea
Barbara A. CardoneYea
Nathan CarlowNay
Meldon CarmichaelAbsent
Anne M. CarneyYea
Richard M. CebraAbsent
Benjamin M. ChipmanYea
Ned ClaxtonYea
Kristen Sarah CloutierYea
Amanda CollamoreNay
Benjamin T. CollingsYea
Jonathan ConnorNay
Lynn CopelandYea
Patrick W. CoreyYea
Danny E. CostainNay
Lydia CraftsYea
Margaret M. CravenYea
W. Edward CrockettYea
Scott W. CuddyYea
Chip CurryYea
Scott W. CyrwayNay
Matthea Larsen DaughtryYea
Paul T. DavisNay
Susan A. DeschambaultYea
Bill DiamondYea
James F. DillYea
Kathleen R. J. DillinghamNay
Janice S. DodgeYea
Josanne C. DolloffNay
Donna R. DooreYea
Victoria W. DouderaYea
Kathy DownesNay
Gary A. DrinkwaterNay
John “Jack” DucharmeNay
Michelle Ann DunphyYea
Jeffrey EvangelosYea
Richard EvansYea
Bradlee Thomas FarrinNay
Billy Bob FaulkinghamNay
Jessica L. FayYea
Ryan M. FecteauYea
Justin FecteauNay
Steven D. FosterNay
Valli GeigerYea
Traci GereYea
Jeffery Allen GiffordNay
Lori K. GramlichYea
Randall Adam GreenwoodNay
Abigail W. GriffinAbsent
Chad Wayne GrignonAbsent
Nicole GrohoskiYea
Stacey K. GuerinNay
David G. HagganAbsent
Randall C. HallNay
Jeffery P. HanleyNay
Thom HarnettYea
Matthew A. HarringtonNay
Tavis HasenfusYea
Frances M. HeadNay
Allison HeplerYea
Craig V. HickmanYea
Sherman H. HutchinsNay
Patricia HymansonYea
Troy Dale JacksonYea
Kathy Irene JavnerAbsent
Chris A. JohansenNay
Lisa KeimNay
Christopher J. KesslerYea
MaryAnne KinneyAbsent
Theodore Joseph Kryzak Jr.Nay
H. Scott Landry Jr.Yea
Mark W. LawrenceYea
Michael LemelinNay
Laurel LibbyNay
Nathan L. LibbyYea
Grayson LooknerYea
Louis J. LuchiniYea
Peter A. LyfordNay
Sheila LymanNay
Colleen M. MadiganYea
John L. MartinYea
Thomas H. MartinNay
Roland Danny MartinYea
Richard G. MasonNay
Kristi MathiesonYea
Ann H. MatlackYea
Chloe MaxminYea
David Harold McCreaYea
Joyce McCreightYea
Genevieve McDonaldYea
Gina M. MelaragnoYea
Michele MeyerYea
H. Sawin Millett Jr.Nay
Rebecca J. MillettYea
David R. MiramantYea
Marianne MooreNay
Victoria E. MoralesYea
Stephen W. MoriartyYea
Joshua MorrisNay
Cathy R. NadeauNay
Daniel NewmanNay
Kevin O’ConnellAbsent
Beth A. O’ConnorNay
Margaret M. O’NeilYea
Lester S. OrdwayNay
Laurie OsherYea
Wayne R. ParryNay
Sean C. PaulhusAbsent
Sarah PebworthYea
Michael D. PerkinsNay
Anne C. PerryYea
Joseph C. Perry Sr.Yea
Richard A. PickettAbsent
Teresa S. PierceYea
William D. PlueckerYea
Jennifer PoirierAbsent
Matthew G. PouliotNay
Dwayne W. PrescottAbsent
Tracy QuintNay
Joseph RaffertyYea
Lois Galgay ReckittYea
Morgan RiellyYea
Walter N. RisemanYea
Tiffany RobertsYea
Timothy RocheAbsent
Amy RoederYea
Kimberley C. RosenNay
Shelley RudnickiNay
Melanie SachsYea
Suzzane SalisburyYea
Heidi H. SampsonNay
Heather B. SanbornYea
Braden SharpeYea
Erin SheehanYea
Thomas H. SkolfieldNay
Peggy Jo StanleyNay
Paul A. StearnsNay
Joel R. StetkisNay
Trey StewartNay
Holly B. StoverYea
Laura SupicaYea
Michael A. SylvesterYea
Rachel Talbot RossYea
Denise A. TeplerYea
Maureen Fitzgerald TerryYea
Timothy S. TheriaultNay
James ThorneNay
Jeffrey L. TimberlakeNay
Ralph L. TuckerYea
William R. TuellNay
John L. TuttleYea
Joseph UnderwoodNay
Eloise A. VitelliYea
Nathan J. WadsworthNay
Charlotte WarrenYea
Sophia WarrenYea
Dustin Michael WhiteNay
Bruce A. WhiteYea
Lynne WilliamsYea
Barbara WoodYea
David WoodsomeNay
Samuel ZagerYea
Stanley Paige Zeigler, Jr.Yea