ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED — 21–14 (pass) · upper
acc report "a" otp-am by ca "a" — 69–69 (fail) · lower
Sponsors
Jill DUSON — primary (person)
Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-05-13 Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
2025-05-13 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. referral-committee
2025-05-13 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-25 CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
2026-03-25 Reports READ.
2026-03-25 Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox moved to ACCEPT The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-577) Report.
2026-03-25 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox to ACCEPT The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-577) Report. Roll Call Ordered
2026-03-26 Taken from the table by the President
2026-03-26 ACCEPTANCE of The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-577) Report PREVAILED.
2026-03-26 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 803 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2026-03-26 READ ONCE reading-1
2026-03-26 Committee Amendment "A" (S-577) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-26 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-577) reading-2, reading-3
2026-03-26 Sent down for concurrence
2026-03-30 Reports READ.
2026-03-30 Motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended FAILED.
2026-03-30 On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, REPORT C Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
2026-03-30 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
2026-03-30 Committee Amendment "B" (S-578) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2026-03-30 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2026-03-30 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-578). reading-3
2026-03-30 In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
2026-03-30 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-03-31 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (S-578) reading-3
2026-03-31 Ordered sent down forthwith.
2026-04-02 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
2026-04-02 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-04-06 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
2026-04-19 Became Law without Governor's Signature became-law
2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00 Carry Over Requested
2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00 Carry Over Approved
2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
2026-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP/OTP-AM
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/39df0a4c-6ead-4c09-bdd0-6b7666556f97. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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