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LD 1089 Maine Senate · 128th Legislature (2017-2018)

An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Handheld Phones And Devices While Driving

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Vetoed
Aug 2017
Introduced Mar 21, 2017 Vetoed Aug 2, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Aug 2, 2017
Vetoed
81 having voted in the affirmative and 54 in the negative, with 15 being absent, and 1 excused, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill not become a law and the veto was sustained.
lower
Aug 2, 2017
Vetoed
LD 1089 In Senate, August 2, 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?" 24 IN FAVOR and 10 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.
upper
Jul 20, 2017
Upper · Passed
Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
upper
Jun 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Jun 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-272).
lower
Jun 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-272) was READ and ADOPTED.
lower
Jun 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
The Committee Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
Jun 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
On motion of Representative McLEAN of Gorham, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.
lower
Jun 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
The Committee Report was READ.
lower
Jun 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-272) READ and ADOPTED
upper
Mar 21, 2017
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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