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LD 1517
  • Introduced
    Apr 08, 2025
  • Passed House
    Jun 10, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Signed into Law
LD 1517
Maine House Bill
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HP 1002, An Act To Replace Participation Thresholds With Approval Thresholds In Certain School, Municipal And County Measures
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Senate • Jun 16, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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May 12, 2025, Senate
Voted - Divided Report (A - Ought To Pass As Amended | B - Ought Not To Pass)
YES: 6
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
YES: 6
  • Joseph Baldacci
  • Suzanne Salisbury
  • Lynn Copeland
  • Wayne Farrin
  • Ann Matlack
  • David Rollins

NO: 6
  • Jeffrey Adams
  • Randall Greenwood
  • Joseph Martin
  • Kimberly Pomerleau
  • Will Tuell
  • Joseph Underwood

OTHER: 0
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Jun 10, 2025, House
ACC REPORT "A" OTP-AM
YES: 73
NO: 71
OTHER: 7
YES: 73

NO: 71

ABSENT: 5

EXCUSED: 2

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Jun 13, 2025, Senate
ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED
YES: 6
NO: 28
OTHER: 1
YES: 6

NO: 28

EXCUSED: 1

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Jun 16, 2025, House
RECEDE AND CONCUR
YES: 67
NO: 73
OTHER: 11
YES: 67

NO: 73

ABSENT: 9

EXCUSED: 2

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  • Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
    • On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of Report B Ought Not To Pass Report.
    • Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  • Jun 16, 2025 | House
    • Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
    • Motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of REPORT B Ought Not to Pass . FAILED.
    • ROLL CALL NO. 506
    • (Yeas 67 - Nays 73 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)
    • Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-578)
    • ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  • Jun 13, 2025 | Senate
    • Taken from the table by the President
    • On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-578) Report FAILED.
    • Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 532 Yeas 6 - Nays 28 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
    • Subsequently, Report B Ought Not to Pass ACCEPTED, in NON-CONCURRENCE.
    • Sent down for concurrence
  • Jun 11, 2025 | Senate
    • Reports READ
    • On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
  • Jun 10, 2025 | House
    • Reports READ.
    • On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
    • ROLL CALL NO. 411
    • (Yeas 73 - Nays 71 - Absent 5 - Excused 2)
    • The Bill was READ ONCE.
    • Committee Amendment "A" (H-578) was READ and 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" (H-578).
    • Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  • Jun 06, 2025 | legislature
    • Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
  • May 12, 2025 | legislature
    • Work Session (Cross Building, Room 214)
    • Work Session Held
    • Voted - Divided Report
  • Apr 14, 2025 | legislature
    • Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 214)
  • Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
    • The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence
  • Apr 08, 2025 | House
    • Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
    • The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
    • Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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