# Maine LD 556: An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor Maine LD 556, An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Matthew Harrington; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 456) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD556-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 556 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 456 - Sponsor: Matthew Harrington - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: MUNICIPALITIES, MUNICIPALITIES - ORDINANCES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (243 yes, 250 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Maine towns cannot ban your heating choice: benefit, low. The law stops Maine towns from banning any safe, commercially available heating or energy system you choose. This includes energy for motor vehicles. Towns also cannot block installers or energy distributors from installing, connecting, servicing, or refilling those systems. An energy distributor i… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matthew Harrington - Cosponsor: Trey L. Stewart (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joseph M. Baldacci (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Randall Greenwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Reagan Paul (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven Foster (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-25 | Senate | ENACTMENT | pass | 18 | 14 | | | 2025-06-25 | Senate | RECONSIDER | fail | 1 | 31 | | | 2025-06-18 | House | Enactment | pass | 78 | 67 | | | 2025-06-18 | Senate | RECEDE AND CONCUR | pass | 17 | 16 | | | 2025-06-17 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP | pass | 81 | 67 | | | 2025-06-16 | Senate | TABLE UNTIL LATER | fail | 14 | 20 | | | 2025-06-16 | Senate | RECONSIDER | fail | 17 | 18 | | | 2025-06-16 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT | fail | 17 | 17 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-07-01: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 456 - 2025-06-25: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 646 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York to RECONSIDER PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 646 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 (Senate) - 2025-06-25: RELEASED. (House) - 2025-06-18: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 582(Yeas 78 - Nays 67 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. HELD at the Request of Representative MOONEN of Portland. (House) - 2025-06-18: Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report. On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook the Senate RECEDED AND CONCURRED to The Majority Ought to Pass Report and the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 620 Yeas 17 - Nays 16 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 553(Yeas 81 - Nays 67 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-16: Taken from the table by the President Motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 565 Yeas 17 - Nays 17 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 566 Yeas 14 - Nays 20 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED. HELD at the Request of Senator STEWART of Aroostook. Motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York to RECONSIDER whereby the Senate ACCEPTED The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 576 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-10: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-09: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-04: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-03: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-05-27: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-05-21: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Reports READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate) - 2025-02-11: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-02-11: Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0218&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0218&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0218&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0218&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD556-132 (as of 2026-10-19).