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LD 820 (SP 265)

"An Act To Protect Maine's Clean Water and Taxpayers from Mining Pollution"

Sponsored by Senator Everett Carson

Date	Chamber	Action
3/2/2017	Senate	Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
3/2/2017	House	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/9/2017	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator CARSON of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 109 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-73) READ and ADOPTED ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
5/11/2017	Senate	COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-73) Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
5/16/2017	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report. Later today assigned.
5/16/2017	House	Unfinished Business
5/17/2017	House	Unfinished Business
5/18/2017	House	Speaker laid before the House On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 124 (Yeas 126 - Nays 14 - Absent 9 - Excused 2) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-73) was READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-73). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/23/2017	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
5/24/2017	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
6/7/2017	Senate	LD 820 In Senate, June 7, 2017, 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?" 35 IN FAVOR and 0 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.
6/7/2017	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?" ROLL CALL NO. 269V 122 having voted in the affirmative and 21 in the negative, with 7 being absent, and 1 excused, 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. Sent to the Engrossing Department. Ordered Sent Forthwith.