An Act To Replace Participation Thresholds With Approval Thresholds In Certain School, Municipal And County Measures
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Introduced
2Passed 1st Chamber
3Passed 2nd Chamber
4To Governor
5Became Law
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History
2025
Jun 16Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)Latest
Vote recorded RECEDE AND CONCUR. Result: fail.Lower
Jun 16On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of Report B Ought Not To Pass Report.
Jun 16ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Jun 16Subsequently, 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)Minor
Jun 16(Yeas 67 - Nays 73 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)
Jun 16ROLL CALL NO. 506
Jun 16Motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of REPORT B Ought Not to Pass . FAILED.
Jun 16Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
Jun 13Sent down for concurrence
Vote recorded ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED. Result: fail.Upper
Jun 13Subsequently, Report B Ought Not to Pass ACCEPTED, in NON-CONCURRENCE.Minor
Jun 13Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 532 Yeas 6 - Nays 28 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
Jun 13On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-578) Report FAILED.Minor
Jun 13Taken from the table by the President
Jun 11On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
Jun 11Reports READ
Jun 10Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Vote recorded ACC REPORT "A" OTP-AM. Result: pass.Lower
Jun 10The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-578).Minor
Jun 10Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
Jun 10Committee Amendment "A" (H-578) was READ and ADOPTED.Minor
Jun 10The Bill was READ ONCE.Minor
Jun 10(Yeas 73 - Nays 71 - Absent 5 - Excused 2)
Jun 10ROLL CALL NO. 411
Jun 10On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
Jun 10Reports READ.
Jun 6Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
May 12Voted - Divided Report
May 12Work Session Held
Apr 8The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrenceMinor
Apr 8Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Apr 8The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.Minor
Apr 8Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.Introduced