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LD 1715 (SP 668)

"RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Appointment and Confirmation Process for Certain Judicial, Civil and Military Officers"

Sponsored by Senator Richard Bennett

Date	Chamber	Action
4/17/2025	Senate	Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
4/17/2025	House	The RESOLUTION was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/4/2025	Senate	Reports READ Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report. FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 351 Yeas 16 - Nays 18 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) Unfinished Business
6/5/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/9/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/10/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/11/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/13/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/13/2025	Senate	Unfinished Business
6/16/2025	Senate	Taken from the table by the President Subsequently, The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) Report ACCEPTED. READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) Sent down for concurrence
6/16/2025	House	Reports READ. Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 533 (Yeas 73 - Nays 75 - Absent 1 - Excused 2) On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/16/2025	Senate	On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) Sent down for concurrence
6/17/2025	House	Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. Motion of Representative HENDERSON of Rumford to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-256) FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 549 (Yeas 72 - Nays 73 - Absent 4 - Excused 2) Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)