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Actions for LD 1959

Bill Info

LD 1959 (SP 697)

"An Act To Ensure Transmission and Distribution Utility Accountability" (Governor's Bill)

Sponsored by Senator Stacy Brenner

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2022	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 3, 2022 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
4/18/2022	Senate	Reports READ Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc moved to ACCEPT Report A Ought to Pass as Amended. On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending her motion to ACCEPT Report A Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) Unfinished Business
4/19/2022	Senate	Taken from the table by the President Subsequently Report A Ought to Pass As Amended ACCEPTED On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 779 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) READ On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-575) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) READ and ADOPTED On motion by Senator BENNETT of Oxford Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 780 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-575) thereto ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-575) thereto On motion by Senator BENNETT of Oxford Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 781 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 HELD at the Request of Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin. RELEASED. Sent down for concurrence
4/19/2022	House	Reports READ. Motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 593 (Yeas 51 - Nays 83 - Absent 13 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4) Subsequently, motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham to ACCEPT REPORT B Ought to Pass as Amended FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 594 (Yeas 43 - Nays 91 - Absent 13 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4) Subsequently, Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham moved to ACCEPT REPORT C Ought to Pass as Amended Motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham to TABLE pending his motion to ACCEPT REPORT C Ought to Pass as Amended FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 595 (Yeas 36 - Nays 98 - Absent 13 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4) On motion of Representative DILLINGHAM of Oxford the Bill and accompanying papers were INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. ROLL CALL NO. 596 (Yeas 100 - Nays 34 - Absent 13 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4) In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/19/2022	Senate	On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending further consideration Taken from the table by the President Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc moved to INSIST On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec Roll Call Requested On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With Bill and accompanying papers to be INDEFINITELY POSTPONED On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 797 Yeas 18 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby RECEDE and CONCUR was passed On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending RECEDE and CONCUR Unfinished Business
4/20/2022	Senate	Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland The Senate RECEDED whereby PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECEDED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) was ADOPTED On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-583) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) READ and ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-575) AND Senate Amendment "B" (S-583) thereto ADOPTED PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-575) AND Senate Amendment "B" (S-583) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE Sent down for concurrence
4/20/2022	House	On motion of Representative KESSLER of South Portland, the House RECEDED. On further motion of same Representative REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED. The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) was READ. Senate Amendment "A" (S-575) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) was READ. On further motion of same Representative Senate Amendment "A" (S-575) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. Senate Amendment "B" (S-583) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) was READ. On further motion of same Representative Senate Amendment "B" (S-583) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-1043) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) was READ and ADOPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 604 (Yeas 77 - Nays 56 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4) Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1043) thereto was 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-550) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1043) thereto. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/20/2022	Senate	On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-550) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1043) in concurrence
4/20/2022	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/25/2022	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. On motion by Senator POULIOT of Kennebec Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 806 Yeas 19 - Nays 10 - Excused 5 - Absent 0