Maine House Bill 256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 8 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-06-21 - LD 256 In Senate, June 21, 2017, this Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the Senate proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" 33 IN FAVOR and 1 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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Rep. Martin Grohman [D]	Sen. Joyce Maker [R]	Sen. Michael Carpenter [D]	Rep. Seth Berry [D]
Rep. Ryan Fecteau [D]	Rep. Roger Sherman [R]	Rep. Thomas Skolfield [R]

2017-06-21 - Senate - Reconsideration - Veto RC #358 (Y: 33 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2017-06-21 - House - Reconsideration - Veto RC #364 (Y: 113 N: 30 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2017-06-05 - House - Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #225 (Y: 115 N: 31 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-06-21	Senate	LD 256 In Senate, June 21, 2017, this Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the Senate proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" 33 IN FAVOR and 1 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.
2017-06-21	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2017-06-21	House	ROLL CALL NO. 364V 113 having voted in the affirmative and 30 in the negative, with 8 being absent, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, since two-thirds of the members of the House so voted.
2017-06-21	House	This Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to Article IV, Part Third, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the House proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?"
2017-06-08	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
2017-06-07	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2017-06-07	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
2017-06-06	Senate	Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-189) in concurrence
2017-06-06	Senate	Committee Amendment "A" (H-189) READ and ADOPTED
2017-06-06	Senate	READ ONCE
2017-06-06	Senate	On motion by Senator WOODSOME of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
2017-06-06	Senate	Reports Read
2017-06-05	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2017-06-05	House	The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-189).
2017-06-05	House	Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2017-06-05	House	Committee Amendment "A" (H-189) was READ and ADOPTED.
2017-06-05	House	The Bill was READ ONCE.
2017-06-05	House	ROLL CALL NO. 225 (Yeas 115 - Nays 31 - Absent 4 - Excused 1)
2017-06-05	House	Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2017-06-05	House	Speaker laid before the House
2017-06-01	House	Unfinished Business
2017-05-31	House	Unfinished Business
2017-05-30	House	Unfinished Business
2017-05-25	House	Unfinished Business
2017-05-24	House	Unfinished Business
2017-05-23	House	Unfinished Business
2017-05-23	House	Later today assigned.
2017-05-23	House	On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
2017-05-23	House	Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
2017-05-23	House	Reports READ.
2017-01-31	Senate	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence
2017-01-31	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2017-01-31	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.
2017-01-31	House	Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.

Type	Source
Summary	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=256&snum=128
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0189&item=1&snum=128
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0189&item=2&snum=128
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0189&item=4&snum=128
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280062857&chamber=House&serialnumber=225
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280062857&chamber=House&serialnumber=364
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280062857&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=358