An Act To Protect And Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers
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Where it stands
Introduced
2Passed 1st Chamber
3Passed 2nd Chamber
4To Governor
5Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2025
Jun 18Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)Latest
Vote recorded RECEDE AND CONCUR. Result: fail.Lower
Jun 18ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Jun 18Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.
Jun 18(Yeas 68 - Nays 80 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
Jun 18ROLL CALL NO. 573
Jun 18Motion 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.Minor
Jun 18Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
Jun 17Sent down for concurrence
Vote recorded RECEDE AND CONCUR. Result: fail.Upper
Vote recorded ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP. Result: fail.Lower
Jun 17Subsequently, 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)
Jun 17Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 614 Yeas 13 - Nays 22 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
Jun 17Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED
Jun 17Senator 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)Minor
Jun 17ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Jun 17In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
Jun 17On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.Minor
Jun 17(Yeas 68 - Nays 78 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
Jun 17ROLL CALL NO. 559
Jun 17Motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
Jun 17Reports READ.
Jun 16Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
Vote recorded ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT. Result: pass.Upper
Jun 16Sent down for concurrence
Jun 16Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) In NON-CONCURRENCEMinor
Jun 16Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) READ and ADOPTEDMinor
Jun 16READ ONCEMinor
Jun 16Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 585 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
Jun 16On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
Jun 16Reports Read
May 21Voted - Divided Report
May 21Work Session Held
May 20Work Session Held - TABLED
May 13In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
May 13The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.Minor
May 13Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrenceIntroduced