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LD 4 (HP 7)

"An Act To Promote Industrial Hemp"

Sponsored by Representative Deborah Sanderson

Date	Chamber	Action
1/7/2015	House	Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
1/8/2015	Senate	On motion by Senator Edgecomb of Aroostook, REFERRED to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, in concurrence.
4/7/2015	House	CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
4/9/2015	House	Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative McLEAN of Gorham, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted. CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY. On OBJECTION of Representative FREDETTE of Newport REMOVED. Report was READ and ACCEPTED. The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-41) was READ and ADOPTED. TOMORROW ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING.
4/14/2015	House	Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative McLEAN of Gorham, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted. READ the Second Time. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-41). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/16/2015	Senate	Report READ and ACCEPTED , in concurrence. READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-41) READ and ADOPTED , in concurrence. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
4/21/2015	Senate	COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-41), in concurrence. Ordered sent down forthwith.
4/23/2015	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/28/2015	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
5/12/2015	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?" ROLL CALL NO. 63V 135 having voted in the affirmative and 6 in the negative, with 10 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. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/13/2015	Senate	On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending CONSIDERATION Unfinished Business
5/14/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/19/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/20/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/21/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/26/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/27/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/28/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/29/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/1/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
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6/8/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
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6/11/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/12/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/15/2015	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/16/2015	Senate	Taken from the table by the President ProTem LD 4 In Senate, June 16, 2015, 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?" 28 In Favor and 7 Against , accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.