State of Maine Legislature

Actions for LD 5

Bill Info

LD 5 (HP 9)

"An Act to Expand Access to Postsecondary Education for Low-income Parents"

Sponsored by Representative Michele Meyer

Date	Chamber	Action
1/4/2023	House	Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
1/4/2023	Senate	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
3/9/2023	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report. Later today assigned.
3/9/2023	House	Unfinished Business
3/14/2023	House	Unfinished Business
3/16/2023	House	Unfinished Business
3/21/2023	House	Speaker laid before the House On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 8 (Yeas 81 - Nays 58 - Absent 11 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) The Bill was READ ONCE. 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. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/23/2023	Senate	Reports Read On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 51 Yeas 20 - Nays 9 - Excused 6 - Absent 0 READ ONCE ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
3/28/2023	Senate	COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. Ordered sent down forthwith
3/30/2023	Senate	CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
3/30/2023	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/5/2023	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.