Maine LD725: Resolve, Directing the Efficiency Maine Trust to Study the Quality of Jobs It Creates in Consultation with an Advisory Group

What the bill says

From the engrossed text:

APPROVED CHAPTER APRIL 6, 2026 154 BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX _____ H.P. 464 - L.D. 725 Resolve, Directing the Efficiency Maine Trust to Study the Quality of Jobs It Creates in Consultation with an Advisory Group Sec. 1. Efficiency Maine Trust study. Resolved: That the Efficiency Maine Trust, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 10103 and referred to in this resolve as "the trust," shall study, within existing resources and in consultation with the advisory group under section 2, the quality of jobs created through projects funded by the trust pursuant to Title 35-A, section 10104. As part of the study, the trust, in consultation with the advisory group, shall prepare a survey to study the quality of jobs created through projects funded by the trust and shall distribute that survey to qualified partners that employ 3 or more craft workers. The findings of the survey must be used to identify workforce development needs and any existing plans to address these needs and to develop the findings and recommendations of the study. As used in this resolve, "qualified partner" means an installer that has completed an application and received acceptance by the trust to serve as an Efficiency Maine Qualified Partner; and "craft worker" has …

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Sponsors

• Sophia Warren (D, 124) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 2, 2026: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
2. March 31, 2026: FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3. March 30, 2026: Reports READ.On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 823 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-899) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-899) in concurrence.
4. March 26, 2026: Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 682(Yeas 77 - Nays 66 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-899) was READ and ADOPTED.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 as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-899). Sent for concurrenc
5. June 25, 2025: Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
6. April 30, 2025: Taken from the table by the President Subsequently, The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR in concurrence ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH
7. April 29, 2025: Report READ and ACCEPTED On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York REFERENCE to the Committee on LABOR On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE to the Committee on Labor Unfinished Business
8. April 29, 2025: Report of the Chair-Pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2Representative SACHS from the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Reports a recommendation for a CHANGE OF COMMITEE.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.On motion of Representative SACHS, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR.Sent for concurrence.
9. March 21, 2025: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
10. February 20, 2025: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.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.

Votes

• Senate RC #823: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (March 30, 2026): 20 yea, 13 nay, passed
• House RC #682: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (March 26, 2026): 77 yea, 66 nay, passed

Common questions

What is LD725?

LD725 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, Directing the Efficiency Maine Trust to Study the Quality of Jobs It Creates in Consultation with an Advisory Group.

What is the status of LD725?

Signed into law as of April 6, 2026. Latest action: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. (April 2, 2026).

Who sponsored LD725?

Sophia Warren (D, 124).

Where is the official record for LD725?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=725&snum=132