ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 31–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Stacy BRENNER — primary (person)
Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-12-03 Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 receipt, referral-committee
2026-02-03 Reports READ
2026-02-03 Senator CURRY of Waldo moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) Report.
2026-02-03 On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending motion by Senator CURRY to ACCEPT The Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) Report.
2026-02-12 Taken from the table by the President
2026-02-12 Subsequently, ACCEPTANCE of the The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-493) Report PREVAILED.
2026-02-12 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 718 Yeas 31 - Nays 1 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
2026-02-12 Bill READ ONCE. reading-1
2026-02-12 Committee Amendment "A" (S-493) READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2026-02-12 ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
2026-02-24 COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
2026-02-24 READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-493). reading-2, reading-3
2026-02-24 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
2026-02-26 Reports READ.
2026-02-26 On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2026-02-26 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
2026-02-26 Committee Amendment "A" (S-493) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2026-02-26 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2026-02-26 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-493). reading-3
2026-02-26 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-03-03 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
2026-03-03 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-03-05 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
2026-03-09 Signed by Governor executive-signature
2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6fb0dd1f-6a13-49bf-8590-1c39728a7ecb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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