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LD 234 (HP 187)

"An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption to Commercial Horticulturists"

Sponsored by Representative Lance Harvell

Date	Chamber	Action
2/1/2011	House	Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2/3/2011	Senate	On motion by Senator Trahan of Lincoln, REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION and ordered printed, in concurrence.
5/3/2011	House	CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
5/5/2011	House	Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative RICHARDSON of Carmel, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted. CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-153) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/10/2011	Senate	Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-153) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
5/11/2011	Senate	COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY Senator Rosen, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-153) in concurrence
5/16/2011	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/16/2011	Senate	On motion by Senator KATZ of Kennebec PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
6/28/2011	Senate	On motion by Senator ROSEN of Hancock TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Taxation Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
6/28/2011	House	The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to COMMITTING the Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on TAXATION. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/29/2011	Senate	CARRIED OVER TO ANY SPECIAL OR REGULAR SESSION OF THE 125TH LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO JOINT ORDER HP 1190
6/29/2011	House	Carried over to any special and/or regular session of the 125th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1190.
2/2/2012	House	CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
2/7/2012	House	Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative RICHARDSON of Carmel, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted. CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-687) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2/8/2012	Senate	Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence. READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "B" (H-687) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
2/9/2012	Senate	COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY Senator Rosen, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (H-687) , in concurrence.
2/14/2012	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2/15/2012	Senate	On motion by Senator ROSEN of Hancock, PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE, pending ENACTMENT, in concurrence.
2/15/2012	Senate	On motion by Senator ROSEN of Hancock, PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE, pending ENACTMENT, in concurrence.
5/16/2012	Senate	TAKEN from the Special Appropriations Table by Senator ROSEN of Hancock. On motion by Senator ROSEN of Hancock, under suspension of the Rules, RECONSIDERED PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (H-687), in concurrence. On further motion by same Senator, under further suspension of the Rules, RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "B" (H-687), in concurrence. On further motion by same Senator, Senate Amendment "A" (S-593) to Committee Amendment "B" (H-687) READ and ADOPTED. (Remarks Made) (Roll Call Ordered) Roll Call Number 505 (26 -Yeas, 9 -Nays, 0 -Excused, 0 -Absent) PREVAILED Committee Amendment "B" (H-687) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-593) thereto ADOPTED, in NON-CONCURRENCE. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (H-687) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-593) thereto, in NON-CONCURRENCE. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
5/17/2012	House	On motion of Representative CUSHING of Hampden, the House RECEDED. On further motion of the same Representative, House Amendment "A" (H-978) to Committee Amendment "B" (H-687) was READ and ADOPTED. Senate Amendment "A" (S-593) to Committee Amendment "B" (H-687) was READ. Representative CUSHING of Hampden MOVED to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Senate Amendment "A" (S-593) to Committee Amendment "B" (H-687). Representative MOULTON of York ASKED the Chair to RULE if Senate Amendment "A" (S-593) was GERMANE to the Bill. Subsequently, the Bill was TABLED by the Speaker pending RULING OF THE CHAIR.
5/17/2012	House	Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, the Chair RULED that Representative MOULTON of York's point of order was not timely. Subsequently, Senate Amendment "A" (S-593) to Committee Amendment "B" (H-687) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. On motion of Representative CAIN of Orono, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of House Amendment "A" (H-978) to Committee Amendment "B" (H-687). Representative CURTIS of Madison ASKED the Chair to RULE if House Amendment "A" (H-978) was GERMANE to the Bill. Subsequently, the Chair RULED that House Amendment "A" (H-978) was not GERMANE to the Bill. Subsequently, Committee Amendment "B" (H-687) was ADOPTED. On motion of Representative CURTIS of Madison, TABLED pending FURTHER ACTION. Later today assigned.
5/17/2012	House	Speaker laid before the House On motion of Representative CURTIS of Madison, Tabled unassigned PENDING FURTHER ACTION.
5/31/2012	House	The Bill was in possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)