Maine House Bill 834 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on June 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-06-30 - LD 834 In Senate, June 30, 2015, 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?" 33 In Favor and 2 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 Clarify the Use of "M.D." To Represent Achievement of a Graduate Degree by an Individual Not Licensed To Practice Medicine in Maine

An Act To Clarify the Use of "M.D." To Represent Achievement of a Graduate Degree by an Individual Not Licensed To Practice Medicine in Maine

Rep. Patricia Hymanson [D]	Sen. Geoffrey Gratwick [D]	Rep. Heidi Brooks [D]	Sen. Linda Sanborn [D]
Rep. Tom Winsor [R]

2015-06-30 - Senate - Veto Override (2/3) RC #392 (Y: 33 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-06-30 - House - Reconsideration - Veto RC #400 (Y: 107 N: 40 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-06-30	Senate	LD 834 In Senate, June 30, 2015, 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?" 33 In Favor and 2 Against , accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.
2015-06-30	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2015-06-30	House	ROLL CALL NO. 400V 107 having voted in the affirmative and 40 in the negative, with 4 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.
2015-06-30	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?"
2015-06-15	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
2015-06-12	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2015-06-12	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
2015-06-10	Senate	Ordered sent down forthwith.
2015-06-10	Senate	Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-350) , in concurrence.
2015-06-10	Senate	Committee Amendment "A" (H-350) READ and ADOPTED , in concurrence.
2015-06-10	Senate	READ ONCE
2015-06-10	Senate	On motion by Senator VOLK of Cumberland Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED , in concurrence.
2015-06-10	Senate	Reports READ
2015-06-09	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2015-06-09	House	The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-350).
2015-06-09	House	Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2015-06-09	House	Committee Amendment "A" (H-350) was READ and ADOPTED.
2015-06-09	House	The Bill was READ ONCE.
2015-06-09	House	On motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2015-06-09	House	Reports READ.
2015-03-11	Senate	On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin , REFERRED to the Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development, in concurrence.
2015-03-10	House	Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2015-03-10	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR, COMMERCE, RESEARCH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
2015-03-10	House	Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed.

Type	Source
Summary	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=834&snum=127
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0568&item=1&snum=127
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0568&item=2&snum=127
Text	https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0568&item=3&snum=127
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280055405&chamber=House&serialnumber=400
Roll Call	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/rollcall.asp?ID=280055405&chamber=Senate&serialnumber=392