State of Maine Legislature

Actions for LD 1963

Bill Info

LD 1963 (SP 770)

"An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers" (Emergency)

Sponsored by Senator Michael Tipping

Date	Chamber	Action
5/13/2025	Senate	Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
5/13/2025	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/16/2025	Senate	Reports Read On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 585 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) In NON-CONCURRENCE Sent down for concurrence
6/17/2025	House	Reports READ. Motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 559 (Yeas 68 - Nays 78 - Absent 3 - Excused 2) On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/17/2025	Senate	Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved the Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 614 Yeas 13 - Nays 22 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSS AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) Sent down for concurrence
6/18/2025	House	Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. Motion of Representative FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor 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-417) FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 573 (Yeas 68 - Nays 80 - Absent 1 - 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)