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LD 1504 (SP 529)

"An Act Regarding Solar Power for Farms and Businesses"

Sponsored by Senator Thomas Saviello

Date	Chamber	Action
4/25/2017	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
4/25/2017	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/16/2017	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator WOODSOME of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT Unfinished Business
6/19/2017	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/20/2017	Senate	Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator WOODSOME of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) READ On motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-293) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) READ and ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-293) thereto ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-293) thereto Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
6/21/2017	House	Reports READ. Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. Later today assigned.
6/21/2017	House	Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 371 (Yeas 90 - Nays 54 - Absent 7 - Excused 0) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) was READ. Senate Amendment "A" (S-293) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) was READ. On motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast, TABLED pending ADOPTION of Senate Amendment "A" (S-293) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-276). Later today assigned.
6/21/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/22/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/23/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/27/2017	House	Speaker laid before the House On motion of Representative HARVELL of Farmington, Senate Amendment "A" (S-293) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "B" (H-554) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) was READ. Representative HARVELL of Farmington REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED. Representative O'CONNOR of Berwick MOVED to TABLE pending ADOPTION of House Amendment "B" (H-554) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-276). Representative HERBIG of Belfast REQUESTED a Roll Call. Subsequently, the same Representative WITHDREW her REQUEST for a roll call. Subsequently, TABLED pending ADOPTION of House Amendment "B" (H-554) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-276). Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered)
6/27/2017	House	Unfinished Business
6/28/2017	House	Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, House Amendment "B" (H-554) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) was ADOPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 411 (Yeas 105 - Nays 40 - Absent 5 - Excused 1) Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) as Amended by House Amendment "B" (H-554) thereto was ADOPTED. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) as Amended by House Amendment "B" (H-554) thereto. ROLL CALL NO. 412 (Yeas 105 - Nays 41 - Absent 4 - Excused 1) In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/28/2017	Senate	On motion by Senator WOODSOME of York The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED To ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) AND PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-276) as Amended by House Amendment "B" (H-554) in concurrence Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 387 Yeas 29 - Nays 6 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
6/28/2017	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/28/2017	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
7/20/2017	Senate	On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending CONSIDERATION Unfinished Business
8/2/2017	Senate	Taken from the table by the President Subsequently LD 1504 In Senate, August 2, 2017, 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?" 28 IN FAVOR and 6 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
8/2/2017	House	Representative MALABY OF HANCOCK asked if the Bill was properly before the body. Subsequently, the Chair RULED the Bill was properly before the body. 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. 459V 88 having voted in the affirmative and 48 in the negative, with 14 being absent, and 1 excused, 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) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.