Maine House Bill 1552 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Passed on March 17 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-29 - LD 1552 In Senate, April 29, 2016, this Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the Senate proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" 25 In Favor and 9 Against, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

An Act To Reduce Morbidity and Mortality Related to Injected Drugs

An Act To Reduce Morbidity and Mortality Related to Injected Drugs

Rep. Karen Vachon [R]	Sen. Anne Haskell [D]	Rep. Larry Dunphy [R]	Rep. Andrew Gattine [D]
Rep. Frances Head [R]	Rep. Richard Malaby [R]	Rep. Roger Reed [R]	Sen. Linda Sanborn [D]
Rep. Beth Turner [R]	Rep. Karleton Ward [R]

2016-04-29 - Senate - Veto Override (2/3) RC #722 (Y: 25 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-04-29 - House - Reconsideration - Veto RC #667 (Y: 108 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2016-04-14 - Senate - Enactment RC #676 (Y: 23 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-13 - House - Enactment RC #618 (Y: 103 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-29	Senate	LD 1552 In Senate, April 29, 2016, this Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the Senate proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" 25 In Favor and 9 Against, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.
2016-04-29	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2016-04-29	House	ROLL CALL NO. 667V 108 having voted in the affirmative and 40 in the negative, with 3 being absent, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, since two-thirds of the members of the House so voted.
2016-04-29	House	This Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to Article IV, Part Third, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the House proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?"
2016-04-14	Senate	Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 676 Yeas 23 - Nays 12 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
2016-04-14	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
2016-04-13	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2016-04-13	House	ROLL CALL NO. 618 (Yeas 103 - Nays 44 - Absent 4 - Excused 0)
2016-04-13	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
2016-04-13	House	ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2016-04-13	House	The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-559) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-513).
2016-04-12	Senate	Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
2016-04-12	Senate	Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-559) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-513) In NON-CONCURRENCE
2016-04-12	Senate	On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford Senate Amendment "A" (S-513) READ and ADOPTED
2016-04-12	Senate	Under suspension of the Rules, On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford The Senate RECONSIDERED PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-559).
2016-04-12	Senate	On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
2016-03-22	Senate	On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
2016-03-17	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2016-03-17	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
2016-03-16	Senate	Ordered sent down forthwith.
2016-03-16	Senate	Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-559), in concurrence.
2016-03-16	Senate	Committee Amendment "A" (H-559) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
2016-03-16	Senate	READ ONCE.
2016-03-16	Senate	Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
2016-03-15	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2016-03-15	House	The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-559)
2016-03-15	House	CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
2016-03-15	House	Under suspension of the rules
2016-03-15	House	CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
2016-01-14	Senate	On motion by Senator Brakey of Androscoggin, REFERRED to the Committee on Health and Human Services, in concurrence.
2016-01-12	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2016-01-12	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
2016-01-12	House	Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.

Type	Source
Summary	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1552&snum=127
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1057&item=1&snum=127
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1057&item=2&snum=127
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1057&item=4&snum=127
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1057&item=5&snum=127
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280058940&chamber=House&serialnumber=618
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280058940&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=676
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280058940&chamber=House&serialnumber=667
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280058940&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=722