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LD 1444 (SP 499)
"An Act Regarding Large-scale Community Solar Procurement"
Sponsored by Senator David Woodsome

Date
Chamber
Action
4/13/2017 Senate Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
4/13/2017 House The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
8/2/2017 Senate CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
8/2/2017 House Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
2/15/2018 Senate Reports READ
Senator WOODSOME of York 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
2/20/2018 Senate Unfinished Business
2/22/2018 Senate Unfinished Business
2/27/2018 Senate Unfinished Business
3/1/2018 Senate Taken from the table by the President
Subsequently On motion by Senator WOODSOME of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-359) Report ACCEPTED
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 523 Yeas 28 - Nays 5 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
READ ONCE
Committee Amendment "A" (S-359) READ and ADOPTED
Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-359)
Sent down for concurrence
3/6/2018 House Reports READ.
On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
ROLL CALL NO. 506
(Yeas 106 - Nays 38 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
The Bill was READ ONCE.
Committee Amendment "A" (S-359) 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-359).
In concurrence.
3/6/2018 House HELD at the Request of Representative ESPLING of New Gloucester.
3/8/2018 House RELEASED.

3/15/2018 House PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
ROLL CALL NO. 517
(Yeas 101 - Nays 37 - Absent 13 - Excused 0)
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/20/2018 Senate PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
4/2/2018 Senate LD 1444 In Senate, April 2, 2018, 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?" 24 IN FAVOR and 9 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.
On motion by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Veto was Overridden
LD 1444 In Senate, April 2, 2018, 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?" 26 IN FAVOR and 7 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.
Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
4/3/2018 House On motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast the Bill was TABLED pending RECONSIDERATION.
Later today assigned.
4/3/2018 House Unfinished Business
4/4/2018 House Unfinished Business
4/5/2018 House Speaker laid before the 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. 570V
97 having voted in the affirmative and 52 in the negative, with 2 being absent, and 0 excused, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill not become law and the veto was sustained.

On motion of Speaker GIDEON of Freeport, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the veto was SUSTAINED.
Subsequently, on motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast the Bill was TABLED pending RECONSIDERATION.
Later today assigned.
4/5/2018 House Unfinished Business
4/9/2018 House Unfinished Business
4/10/2018 House Speaker laid before the 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. 587V
96 having voted in the affirmative and 50 in the negative, with 5 being absent, and 0 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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