---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Direct The Public Utilities Commission To Seek Informational Bids Regarding Small Modular Nuclear Reactors In The State"
description: "An Act To Direct The Public Utilities Commission To Seek Informational Bids Regarding Small Modular Nuclear Reactors In The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 343"
citation: "Maine LD 343 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INFORMATIONAL BIDS", "MODULAR REACTORS", "NUCLEAR POWER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reagan PAUL"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 58
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2026-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cda39620-8e20-4e82-95bb-121ae2641e97"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096161"
source_hash: "861b492cc9968e01abe4fcad440e5e3d13a9e6d5ed4fa0e73dafec3f58b4efe3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 343 (132) — An Act To Direct The Public Utilities Commission To Seek Informational Bids Regarding Small Modular Nuclear Reactors In The State

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-285)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0243&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-790)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0243&item=7&snum=132)
3. **Amendment C-C (H-791)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0243&item=8&snum=132)
4. **Amendment H-A (H-744)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0243&item=6&snum=132)
5. **Chapter 558** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0243&item=9&snum=132)
6. **LD 343 HP 243** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0243&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **77–68** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT — **19–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reagan PAUL — primary (person)
- Benjamin HYMES — cosponsor (person)
- Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
- Mathew MCINTYRE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SOBOLESKI — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Roger ALBERT — cosponsor (person)
- Steven FOSTER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2025-05-28** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-28** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-28** ROLL CALL NO. 214
- **2025-05-28** (Yeas 77 - Nays 68 - Absent 6 - Excused 0)
- **2025-05-28** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-285) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-285). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-29** Reports READ
- **2025-05-29** Senator LAWRENCE of York moved to ACCEPT The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- **2025-05-29** On motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York to ACCEPT The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report in NON-CONCURRENCE Roll Call Ordered
- **2025-06-09** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-09** Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-09** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 401 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-09** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-10** On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
- **2025-06-10** Later today assigned.
- **2025-06-16** Speaker laid before the House
- **2025-06-16** Subsequently, on motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2025-06-16** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to Bill COMMITTED to the Commitee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.
- **2025-06-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-02-03** Reports READ.
- **2026-02-03** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** Committee Amendment "B" (H-790) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-02-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-790). `reading-3`
- **2026-02-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-10** Reports READ
- **2026-02-10** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
- **2026-02-12** Taken from the table by the President
- **2026-02-12** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-790) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-12** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-12** Committee Amendment "B" (H-790) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-02-24** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-24** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (H-790), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-02-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- **2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred To - EUT
- **2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2025-10-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cda39620-8e20-4e82-95bb-121ae2641e97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).