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LD 488 (HP 351)

"An Act To Provide for Municipalities To Allow Grocery Stores up to 10,000 Square Feet To Open on Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas"

Sponsored by Representative James Gillway

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2017	House	Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2/14/2017	Senate	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence
5/2/2017	House	Reports READ. Motion of Representative FECTEAU of Biddeford to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 65 (Yeas 66 - Nays 79 - Absent 5 - Excused 1) On motion of Representative FECTEAU of Biddeford, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. The Bill was READ ONCE. 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. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/4/2017	Senate	Reports READ Senator VOLK of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass Report. On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending her motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass Report, in concurrence Unfinished Business
5/9/2017	Senate	Taken from the table by the President Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 115 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
5/11/2017	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, in concurrence. Ordered sent down forthwith
5/16/2017	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/17/2017	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
5/31/2017	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. 182V 87 having voted in the affirmative and 51 in the negative, with 12 being absent, and 1 excused, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill not become a law and the veto was sustained. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.