State of Maine Legislature

Actions for LD 1729

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LD 1729 (SP 628)

"An Act Regarding Compensation by Large Transmission and Distribution Utilities"

Sponsored by Senator Lisa Keim

Date	Chamber	Action
12/19/2017	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 19, 2017 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
4/17/2018	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator WOODSOME of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT Unfinished Business
4/18/2018	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/2/2018	Senate	CARRIED OVER to any Special Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 748.
6/19/2018	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/20/2018	Senate	Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator WOODSOME of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-467) Report ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-467) READ On motion by Senator KEIM of Oxford Senate Amendment "A" (S-505) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-467) READ and ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (S-467) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-505) thereto ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-467) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-505) thereto Sent down for concurrence
6/20/2018	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-467) was READ. Senate Amendment "A" (S-505) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-467) was READ and ADOPTED. Committee Amendment "A" (S-467) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-505) thereto was 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-467) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-505) thereto. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/20/2018	House	This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 679 (Yeas 127 - Nays 0 - Absent 24 - Excused 0) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/21/2018	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
7/9/2018	Senate	LD 1729 In Senate, July 9, 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 8 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN. Sent down for concurrence
7/9/2018	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. 731V 143 having voted in the affirmative and 0 in the negative, with 8 being absent, 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. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Sent to the Engrossing Department.