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LD 1847 (SP 748)

"An Act to Modify the Visual Impact Standards for Offshore Wind Port Development" (Governor's Bill)

Sponsored by Senator Glenn Curry

Date	Chamber	Action
4/27/2023	Senate	Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
4/27/2023	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/7/2023	Senate	Reports Read On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 234 Yeas 25 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) READ On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo Senate Amendment "A" (S-211) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) READ and ADOPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 235 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-211) thereto ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-211) thereto Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 236 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED Sent down for concurrence
6/8/2023	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report. Later today assigned.
6/8/2023	House	Speaker laid before the House On motion of Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) was READ. Senate Amendment "A" (S-211) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) was READ and ADOPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 145 (Yeas 69 - Nays 68 - Absent 13 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) Committee Amendment "A" (S-183) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-211) 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-183) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-211) thereto. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/12/2023	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor WITHDREW his REQUEST for a Roll Call. ROLL CALL NO. 161 (Yeas 73 - Nays 64 - Absent 13 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/12/2023	Senate	On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/13/2023	Senate	On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE. Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 321 Yeas 22 - Nays 11 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
7/6/2023	Senate	LD 1847 In Senate, July 6, 2023, 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?" 21 and 11, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill not become law and the VETO was SUSTAINED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)