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LD 54 (SP 18)

"An Act To Limit the Influence of Lobbyists by Expanding the Prohibition on Accepting Political Contributions"

Sponsored by Senator Justin Chenette

Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2019	Senate	Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
1/9/2019	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/23/2019	Senate	Report READ On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT Unfinished Business
5/28/2019	Senate	Taken from the table by the President Subsequently On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) READ On motion by Senator CHENETTE of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-150) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) READ and ADOPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 144 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-150) thereto ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-150) thereto Sent down for concurrence
5/29/2019	House	Reports READ. Representative SCHNECK of Bangor moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report Motion of Representative ANDREWS of Paris to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE the Bill and accompanying papers FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 144 (Yeas 54 - Nays 87 - Absent 7 - Excused 2 Vacant 1) Motion of Representative STROM of Pittsfield to COMMIT the Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 145 (Yeas 59 - Nays 83 - Absent 6 - Excused 2 Vacant 1) Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 146 (Yeas 84 - Nays 58 - Absent 6 - Excused 2 Vacant 1) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) was READ. Senate Amendment "A" (S-150) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) FAILED ADOPTION. ROLL CALL NO. 147 (Yeas 22 - Nays 120 - Absent 6 - Excused 2 Vacant 1) Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) 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-132). In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/30/2019	Senate	On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION Unfinished Business
6/3/2019	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/4/2019	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/5/2019	Senate	Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator CHENETTE of York The Senate RECEDED From PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-150) thereto Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 201 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECEDED From ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-150) thereto Subsequently Senate Amendment "A" (S-150) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-196) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) READ and ADOPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 202 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-196) thereto ADOPTED PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "B" (S-196) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
6/6/2019	House	Motion to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED ROLL CALL NO. 185 (Yeas 70 - Nays 71 - Absent 7 - Excused 2 Vacant 1) Subsequently, The House INSISTED on PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-132). ROLL CALL NO. 186 (Yeas 131 - Nays 9 - Absent 8 - Excused 2 Vacant 1) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/7/2019	Senate	On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-132) in concurrence
6/10/2019	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 215 (Yeas 88 - Nays 53 - Absent 7 - Excused 2 Vacant 1) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/10/2019	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.