State of Maine Legislature

Actions for LD 1608

Bill Info

LD 1608 (HP 1109)

"An Act To Support Employment Opportunity in Maine"

Sponsored by Representative Jennifer Parker

Date	Chamber	Action
5/16/2017	House	Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/17/2017	Senate	On motion by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT In NON-CONCURRENCE Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
5/18/2017	House	The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/9/2017	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative MARTIN of Sinclair, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 287 (Yeas 87 - Nays 54 - Absent 9 - Excused 1) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-461) 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-461). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/12/2017	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-461) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-461) in concurrence
6/12/2017	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/13/2017	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/27/2017	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. 402V 82 having voted in the affirmative and 63 in the negative, with 5 being absent, and 1 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.)