ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT — 19–15 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Reagan PAUL — primary (person)
Benjamin HYMES — cosponsor (person)
Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
Mathew MCINTYRE — cosponsor (person)
Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
Michael SOBOLESKI — cosponsor (person)
Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
Roger ALBERT — cosponsor (person)
Steven FOSTER — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-01-30 Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. receipt
2025-01-30 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. referral-committee
2025-03-21 Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
2025-05-28 Reports READ.
2025-05-28 On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2025-05-28 Committee Amendment "A" (H-285) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2025-05-28 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2025-05-28 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-285). reading-3
2025-05-28 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-29 Reports READ
2025-05-29 Senator LAWRENCE of York moved to ACCEPT The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report in NON-CONCURRENCE.
2025-05-29 On motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York to ACCEPT The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report in NON-CONCURRENCE Roll Call Ordered
2025-06-09 Taken from the table by the President
2025-06-09 Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE. PREVAILED
2025-06-09 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 401 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
2025-06-09 Sent down for concurrence
2025-06-10 On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
2025-06-10 Later today assigned.
2025-06-16 Speaker laid before the House
2025-06-16 Subsequently, on motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. referral-committee
2025-06-16 In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
2025-06-16 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-17 On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to Bill COMMITTED to the Commitee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.
2025-06-17 Ordered sent down 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.
2026-02-03 Reports READ.
2026-02-03 On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2026-02-03 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
2026-02-03 Committee Amendment "B" (H-790) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2026-02-03 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2026-02-03 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-790). reading-3
2026-02-03 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-02-10 Reports READ
2026-02-10 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
2026-02-12 Taken from the table by the President
2026-02-12 On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-790) Report ACCEPTED.
2026-02-12 Bill READ ONCE. reading-1
2026-02-12 Committee Amendment "B" (H-790) 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 "B" (H-790), in concurrence. reading-2, reading-3
2026-02-24 Ordered sent down forthwith.
2026-02-26 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
2026-02-26 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-03-03 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
2026-03-09 Signed by Governor executive-signature
2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
2025-05-23T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
2025-06-16T04:00:00+00:00 Referred To - EUT
2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00 Carry Over Approved
2025-10-30T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
2026-01-06T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
2026-01-06T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
2026-01-30T05:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cda39620-8e20-4e82-95bb-121ae2641e97. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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