ME LD742 | 2015-2016 | 127th Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on March 10 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-10 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on March 10 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-10 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]
Summary
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require That Signatures on a Direct Initiative of Legislation Come from Each Congressional District
Title
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Require That Signatures on a Direct Initiative of Legislation Come from Each Congressional District
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-03-08 - Senate - Final Passage-conres 2/3 Vote RC #516 (Y: 31 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - Final Passage - Con Res RC #480 (Y: 93 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2016-02-23 - House - Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #476 (Y: 90 N: 57 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2015-06-23 - House - Recede And Concur RC #394 (Y: 92 N: 50 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2015-06-15 - House - Passage To Be Engrossed RC #250 (Y: 93 N: 54 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2015-06-09 - House - Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #189 (Y: 99 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2015-06-08 - Senate - Accept Maj Otp-a Rpt RC #158 (Y: 32 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-01 - House - Final Passage - Con Res RC #480 (Y: 93 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2016-02-23 - House - Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #476 (Y: 90 N: 57 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2015-06-23 - House - Recede And Concur RC #394 (Y: 92 N: 50 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2015-06-15 - House - Passage To Be Engrossed RC #250 (Y: 93 N: 54 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2015-06-09 - House - Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #189 (Y: 99 N: 47 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2015-06-08 - Senate - Accept Maj Otp-a Rpt RC #158 (Y: 32 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD). |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | On motion by Senator WHITTEMORE of Somerset The Senate ADHERED To FINAL PASSAGE In NON-CONCURRENCE |
| 2016-03-09 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2016-03-09 | House | The House INSISTED on its previous action whereby the RESOLUTION FAILED FINAL PASSAGE. |
| 2016-03-08 | Senate | Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence |
| 2016-03-08 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 516 Yeas 31 - Nays 2 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 |
| 2016-03-08 | Senate | 2/3 Vote Required FINALLY PASSED In NON-CONCURRENCE |
| 2016-03-08 | Senate | Senator HAMPER of Oxford asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw his motion to place this Bill on the Special Appropriations Table In NON-CONCURRENCE |
| 2016-03-08 | Senate | On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was placed on the Special Appropriations Table Pending FINAL PASSAGE 2/3 Vote Required In NON-CONCURRENCE |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | HELD at the Request of Senator MASON of Androscoggin. |
| 2016-03-03 | Senate | On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - 2/3 Present and Voting Required In NON-CONCURRENCE |
| 2016-03-01 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2016-03-01 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 480 (Yeas 93 - Nays 52 - Absent 6 - Excused 0) |
| 2016-03-01 | House | This being a Constitutional Amendment, a two-thirds vote of the membership of the House present being necessary, a total was taken. |
| 2016-03-01 | House | FAILED FINAL PASSAGE. |
| 2016-02-25 | House | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2016-02-25 | House | The RESOLUTION was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-356). |
| 2016-02-25 | House | READ the Second Time. |
| 2016-02-25 | House | Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative McLEAN of Gorham, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted. |
| 2016-02-23 | House | TOMORROW ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING. |
| 2016-02-23 | House | Committee Amendment "B" (S-356) was READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2016-02-23 | House | The RESOLUTION was READ ONCE. |
| 2016-02-23 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 476 (Yeas 90 - Nays 57 - Absent 4 - Excused 0) |
| 2016-02-23 | House | On motion of Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2016-02-23 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2016-02-18 | Senate | Ordered sent down forthwith. |
| 2016-02-18 | Senate | READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (S-356). |
| 2016-02-18 | Senate | COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED. |
| 2016-02-16 | Senate | Assigned for Second Reading next Legislative Day |
| 2016-02-16 | Senate | Committee Amendment "B" (S-356) READ and ADOPTED |
| 2016-02-16 | Senate | READ ONCE |
| 2016-02-16 | Senate | On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-356) Report ACCEPTED |
| 2016-02-16 | Senate | Taken from the table by the President |
| 2016-02-11 | Senate | (Unfinished Business) |
| 2016-02-09 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2016-02-09 | Senate | On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT |
| 2016-02-09 | Senate | Reports READ |
| 2015-07-16 | House | Carried over to any special and/or regular session of the 127th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 994. |
| 2015-07-16 | Senate | CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Session of the 127th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 994. |
| 2015-06-23 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2015-06-23 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 394 (Yeas 92 - Nays 50 - Absent 9 - Excused 0) |
| 2015-06-23 | House | Subsequently, the House RECEDED and CONCURRED to COMMITTING the RESOLUTION and accompanying papers to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. |
| 2015-06-23 | House | Speaker laid before the House |
| 2015-06-23 | House | Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered) |
| 2015-06-23 | House | On motion of Representative GIDEON of Freeport TABLED pending the motion of Representative ESPLING of New Gloucester to RECEDE and CONCUR. |
| 2015-06-23 | House | Representative ESPLING of New Gloucester MOVED to RECEDE and CONCUR. |
| 2015-06-23 | Senate | Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. |
| 2015-06-23 | Senate | On motion by Senator SAVIELLO of Franklin RESOLUTION and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs , in NON-CONCURRENCE. |
| 2015-06-22 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2015-06-22 | House | Subsequently, FAILED FINAL PASSAGE. |
| 2015-06-22 | House | Speaker laid before the House |
| 2015-06-22 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2015-06-22 | House | Subsequently, FAILED FINAL PASSAGE. |
| 2015-06-22 | House | Speaker laid before the House |
| 2015-06-19 | House | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-06-19 | House | Later today assigned. |
| 2015-06-19 | House | On motion of Representative GIDEON of Freeport, TABLED pending FINAL PASSAGE. |
| 2015-06-17 | Senate | On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-129) AS AMENDED BY House Amendment "A" (H-417) thereto , in concurrence. |
| 2015-06-17 | Senate | Taken from the table by the President ProTem |
| 2015-06-17 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-06-17 | Senate | On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION |
| 2015-06-15 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2015-06-15 | House | In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence. |
| 2015-06-15 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 250 (Yeas 93 - Nays 54 - Absent 4 - Excused 0) |
| 2015-06-15 | House | RESOLUTION was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-129) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-417) thereto |
| 2015-06-15 | House | Committee Amendment "A" (S-129) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-417) thereto ADOPTED. |
| 2015-06-15 | House | On further motion of the same Representative, House Amendment "A" (H-417) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-129) was READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2015-06-15 | House | On further motion of the same Representative, under FURTHER suspension of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (S-129). |
| 2015-06-15 | House | On motion of Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth, under suspension of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the RESOLUTION was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-129). |
| 2015-06-15 | House | Speaker laid before the House |
| 2015-06-12 | House | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-06-11 | House | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-06-10 | House | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-06-10 | House | Later today assigned. |
| 2015-06-09 | House | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2015-06-09 | House | The RESOLUTION was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-129). |
| 2015-06-09 | House | Under suspension of the rules, the RESOLUTION was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. |
| 2015-06-09 | House | Committee Amendment "A" (S-129) was READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2015-06-09 | House | The RESOLUTION was READ ONCE. |
| 2015-06-09 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 189 (Yeas 99 - Nays 47 - Absent 5 - Excused 0) |
| 2015-06-09 | House | On motion of Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2015-06-08 | Senate | Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. |
| 2015-06-08 | Senate | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-129) |
| 2015-06-08 | Senate | Committee Amendment "A" (S-129) READ and ADOPTED |
| 2015-06-08 | Senate | READ ONCE |
| 2015-06-08 | Senate | Subsequently, Majority ought to pass as amended Report was ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call # 158 32 Yeas - 3 Nays- 0 Excused - 0 Absent PREVAILED |
| 2015-06-08 | Senate | Taken from the table by the President ProTem Subsequently, On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin RECONSIDERED whereby the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report was ACCEPTED |
| 2015-06-05 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-06-04 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-06-03 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-06-02 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-06-01 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-05-29 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2015-05-29 | Senate | On further motion by same Senator, TABLED until Later in Today's Session, pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. |
| 2015-05-29 | Senate | Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. |
| 2015-05-29 | Senate | Reports READ. |
| 2015-03-10 | House | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2015-03-10 | House | RESOLUTION REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. |
| 2015-03-05 | Senate | Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. |
| 2015-03-05 | Senate | On motion by Senator Cyrway of Kennebec REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS |
| 2015-03-05 | Senate | suggested and ordered printed |
| 2015-03-05 | Senate | Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS |
