State of Maine Legislature

Actions for LD 695

Bill Info

LD 695 (HP 471)

"An Act To Empower Parents in the Education of Their Children by Allowing an Opt-out from Standardized Assessments"

Sponsored by Speaker Sara Gideon

Date	Chamber	Action
3/5/2015	House	Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/10/2015	Senate	On motion by Senator Langley of Hancock, REFERRED to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, in concurrence.
6/5/2015	House	Reports READ. Motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 158 (Yeas 62 - Nays 80 - Absent 9 - Excused 0) Subsequently, on motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) 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-295). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/8/2015	Senate	Reports READ. On motion by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED, in non-concurrence. FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call # 153 11 Yeas - 24 Nays- 0 Excused - 0 Absent Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED, in concurrence. READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) READ and ADOPTED , in concurrence. Under suspension of the Rules READ TWICE and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) , in concurrence. Ordered sent down forthwith.
6/9/2015	House	On motion of Representative GIDEON of Freeport, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered)
6/9/2015	House	Unfinished Business
6/10/2015	House	Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 205 (Yeas 94 - Nays 48 - Absent 9 - Excused 0) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/10/2015	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/22/2015	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. 343V 90 having voted in the affirmative and 54 in the negative, with 7 being absent, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill not become a law and the veto was sustained. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)