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LD 859 (HP 627)

"An Act To Allow Municipalities To Use Ranked-choice Voting in Municipal Elections"

Sponsored by Representative Seth Berry

Date	Chamber	Action
3/10/2021	House	Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/10/2021	Senate	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence
3/30/2021	House	Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
7/19/2021	House	Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
3/22/2022	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative MATLACK of St. George, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 473 (Yeas 75 - Nays 61 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 3) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) 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-813). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/24/2022	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT Unfinished Business
3/29/2022	Senate	Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 656 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Senate Amendment "A" (S-456) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) READ and ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-456) thereto ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-456) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE Sent down for concurrence
3/29/2022	House	The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-456) thereto. ROLL CALL NO. 499 (Yeas 69 - Nays 63 - Absent 15 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/31/2022	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 510 (Yeas 71 - Nays 61 - Absent 15 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/5/2022	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.