State of Maine Legislature

Actions for LD 1444

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LD 1444 (SP 499)

"An Act Regarding Large-scale Community Solar Procurement"

Sponsored by Senator David Woodsome

Date	Chamber	Action
4/13/2017	Senate	Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
4/13/2017	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
8/2/2017	Senate	CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
8/2/2017	House	Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
2/15/2018	Senate	Reports READ Senator WOODSOME of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report, Unfinished Business
2/20/2018	Senate	Unfinished Business
2/22/2018	Senate	Unfinished Business
2/27/2018	Senate	Unfinished Business
3/1/2018	Senate	Taken from the table by the President Subsequently On motion by Senator WOODSOME of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-359) Report ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 523 Yeas 28 - Nays 5 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-359) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-359) Sent down for concurrence
3/6/2018	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 506 (Yeas 106 - Nays 38 - Absent 7 - Excused 0) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-359) 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" (S-359). In concurrence.
3/6/2018	House	HELD at the Request of Representative ESPLING of New Gloucester.
3/8/2018	House	RELEASED.
3/15/2018	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 517 (Yeas 101 - Nays 37 - Absent 13 - Excused 0) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/20/2018	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
4/2/2018	Senate	LD 1444 In Senate, April 2, 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?" 24 IN FAVOR and 9 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN. On motion by Senator JACKSON of Aroostook The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Veto was Overridden LD 1444 In Senate, April 2, 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 7 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
4/3/2018	House	On motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast the Bill was TABLED pending RECONSIDERATION. Later today assigned.
4/3/2018	House	Unfinished Business
4/4/2018	House	Unfinished Business
4/5/2018	House	Speaker laid before the House 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. 570V 97 having voted in the affirmative and 52 in the negative, with 2 being absent, and 0 excused, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill not become law and the veto was sustained. On motion of Speaker GIDEON of Freeport, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the veto was SUSTAINED. Subsequently, on motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast the Bill was TABLED pending RECONSIDERATION. Later today assigned.
4/5/2018	House	Unfinished Business
4/9/2018	House	Unfinished Business
4/10/2018	House	Speaker laid before the House 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. 587V 96 having voted in the affirmative and 50 in the negative, with 5 being absent, and 0 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.) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.