State of Maine Legislature

Actions for LD 1540

Bill Info

LD 1540 (SP 585)

"An Act To Fix and Improve the System Used To Evaluate or Rate Public Schools in Maine"

Sponsored by Senator Rebecca Millett

Date	Chamber	Action
5/16/2013	Senate	Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed On motion by Senator Millett of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
5/20/2013	House	Bill REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/18/2013	Senate	Reports READ. On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED . (Remarks Made) (Roll Call Ordered) Roll Call Number 308 (21 -Yeas, 14 -Nays, 0 -Excused, 0 -Absent) PREVAILED READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-306) READ and ADOPTED . Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-306).. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
6/18/2013	House	Reports READ. Representative MacDONALD of Boothbay moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham TABLED pending the motion of Representative MacDONALD of Boothbay to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered)
6/18/2013	House	Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 357 (Yeas 80 - Nays 55 - Absent 16 - Excused 0) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-306) 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" (S-306). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/19/2013	House	FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House being necessary, a total was taken. ROLL CALL NO. 375 (Yeas 83 - Nays 61 - Absent 7 - Excused 0) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/19/2013	Senate	On motion by Senator HILL of York, PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE, pending ENACTMENT, in NON-CONCURRENCE.
6/27/2013	Senate	TAKEN from the Table by Senator CAIN of Penobscot. FAILED ENACTMENT Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).