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LD 57 (HP 44)
"An Act To Phase Out the Use of Single-use Plastic Shopping Bags"
Sponsored by Representative Michael Devin

Date
Chamber
Action
1/11/2017 House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
1/11/2017 Senate REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence
4/4/2017 House Reports READ.
On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
Later today assigned.
4/4/2017 House Unfinished Business
4/6/2017 House Unfinished Business
4/11/2017 House Unfinished Business
4/13/2017 House Speaker laid before the House
On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
ROLL CALL NO. 31
(Yeas 78 - Nays 68 - Absent 4 - Excused 1)
The Bill was READ ONCE.
Committee Amendment "A" (H-18) 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-18).
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/18/2017 Senate Reports READ
Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report,
Unfinished Business
4/19/2017 Senate Unfinished Business
4/20/2017 Senate Taken from the table by the President
On motion by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 88 Yeas 27 - Nays 6 - Excused 1 - Absent 1
READ ONCE
Committee Amendment "A" (H-18) READ and ADOPTED
ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
4/25/2017 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-18), in concurrence.
Ordered sent down forthwith.
4/27/2017 House PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/2/2017 Senate PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
5/16/2017 House 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 House proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?"
ROLL CALL NO. 95V
73 having voted in the affirmative and 70 in the negative, with 6 being absent, and 2 excused, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill not become law and the veto was sustained.
(Placed in the Legislative Files. DEAD.)
ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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