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Actions for LD 1646

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LD 1646 (HP 1137)

"An Act To Bring Maine's Ranked-choice Voting Law into Constitutional Compliance"

Sponsored by Representative Kent Ackley

Date	Chamber	Action
8/2/2017	House	Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
8/2/2017	Senate	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
8/2/2017	House	Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
8/2/2017	Senate	CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
10/23/2017	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 468 (Yeas 74 - Nays 64 - Absent 12 - Excused 1) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-567) 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-567). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
10/23/2017	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin Report B Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-568) ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 473 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "B" (H-568) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-568) In NON-CONCURRENCE Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
10/23/2017	House	Representative ACKLEY of Monmouth MOVED to INSIST. Motion of Representative FREDETTE of Newport to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 469 (Yeas 61 - Nays 77 - Absent 12 - Excused 1) Subsequently, motion of Representative ACKLEY of Monmouth, to INSIST FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 470 (Yeas 59 - Nays 79 - Absent 12 - Excused 1) Motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast to RECEDE FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 471 (Yeas 53 - Nays 85 - Absent 12 - Excused 1) Subsequently, on motion of Representative FREDETTE of Newport, the House voted to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of REPORT B Ought to Pass as Amended and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-568). ROLL CALL NO. 472 (Yeas 73 - Nays 65 - Absent 12 - Excused 1) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
10/23/2017	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 475 (Yeas 68 - Nays 63 - Absent 19 - Excused 1) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
10/23/2017	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 476 Yeas 19 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0