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Actions for LD 481

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LD 481 (HP 344)

"An Act To Promote Workforce Participation"

Sponsored by Representative Harold Stewart

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2017	House	Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2/16/2017	Senate	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
5/31/2017	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report. Later today assigned.
5/31/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/1/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/5/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/6/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/7/2017	House	Speaker laid before the House On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 266 (Yeas 77 - Nays 70 - Absent 3 - Excused 1) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-326) 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-326). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/9/2017	Senate	Reports Read On motion by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. In NON-CONCURRENCE Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 270 Yeas 33 - Nays 2 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "B" (H-327) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-327) In NON-CONCURRENCE Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
6/12/2017	House	On motion of Representative GOLDEN of Lewiston, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION. Later today assigned.
6/12/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/13/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/14/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/15/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/16/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/19/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/20/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/21/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/22/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/23/2017	House	Speaker laid before the House On motion of Representative STEWART of Presque Isle, the House RECEDED. On motion of Representative STEWART of Presque Isle, House Amendment "A" (H-548) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-326) was READ and ADOPTED. Committee Amendment "A" (H-326) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-548) thereto was ADOPTED. Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-326) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-548) thereto. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/27/2017	Senate	On motion by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED To ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-326) Report AND PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-326) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-548) in concurrence
6/27/2017	House	This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/28/2017	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
7/20/2017	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. 428V 116 having voted in the affirmative and 24 in the negative, with 10 being absent, and 1 excused, 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.
7/20/2017	Senate	LD 481 In Senate, July 20, 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?" 30 IN FAVOR and 0 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.