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LD 517 (HP 374)

"An Act To Facilitate Fair Ballot Representation for All Candidates"

Sponsored by Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham

Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2019	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.
1/31/2019	Senate	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
4/30/2019	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative SCHNECK of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-164) 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-164). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/2/2019	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT Unfinished Business
5/7/2019	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/8/2019	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/9/2019	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/14/2019	Senate	Taken from the table by the President Senator LUCHINI of Hancock moved to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report in NON-CONCURRENCE. On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report in NON-CONCURRENCE. Roll Call Ordered Unfinished Business
5/16/2019	Senate	Unfinished Business
5/21/2019	Senate	Taken from the table by the President Subsequently The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 104 Yeas 16 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 1 On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report Unfinished Business
5/23/2019	Senate	Taken from the table by the President Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 133 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-164) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-164) in concurrence
5/28/2019	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/29/2019	Senate	On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/18/2019	Senate	On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE. Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 324 Yeas 23 - Nays 11 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
1/14/2020	House	On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland the Bill was TABLED pending RECONSIDERATION. Later today assigned.
1/14/2020	House	Unfinished Business
1/21/2020	House	Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, 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. 341V 83 having voted in the affirmative and 57 in the negative, with 9 being absent, and 2 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.)