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LD 668 — An Act To Protect Maine Taxpayers By Requiring A Person To Be A United States Citizen To Receive General Assistance Benefits And To Ensure Municipal Compliance With Federal Immigration Laws
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read LD 668 on the official Maine source →Action History
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Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Subsequently On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate INSISTED To The Bill being REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 124 Yeas 10 - Nays 20 - Excused 5 - Absent 0 FAILED
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Senator KEIM of Oxford moved The Senate RECEDE and CONCUR
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Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc moved The Senate INSIST
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ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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Subsequently, the House INSISTED on REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
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(Yeas 63 - Nays 77 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 48
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Motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales that the House RECEDE AND CONCUR to REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FAILED.
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(Yeas 63 - Nays 76 - Absent 11 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 47
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Motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales that the House INSIST on REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT and ASK for a COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE FAILED.
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Sent down for concurrence
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On motion by Senator Nangle of Cumberland, REFERRED to the Committee on Health and Human Services. In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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Subsequently, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
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Speaker laid before the House
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Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
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Later today assigned.
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On motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales, TABLED pending REFERENCE.
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Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- Shelley Rudnicki · Cosponsor
- Tracy Quint · Cosponsor
- Jennifer Poirier · Cosponsor
- Marianne Moore · Cosponsor
- Peter LYFORD · Cosponsor
- Laurel Libby · Cosponsor
- Gary Drinkwater · Cosponsor
- Eric BRAKEY · Cosponsor
- John ANDREWS · Cosponsor
- Randall Greenwood · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 70 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Randall Greenwood Republican
Co-sponsors (9)
- Shelley Rudnicki Republican
- Tracy Quint Republican
- Jennifer Poirier Republican
- Marianne Moore Republican
- Peter LYFORD
- Laurel Libby Republican
- Gary Drinkwater Republican
- Eric BRAKEY
- John ANDREWS
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 29% | 57% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BRAKEY of Androscoggin | — | Yea |
| CHIPMAN of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| KEIM of Oxford | — | Yea |
| LAFOUNTAIN of Kennebec | — | Nay |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Yea |
| POULIOT of Kennebec | — | Yea |
| VITELLI of Sagadahoc | — | Nay |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Nay |
| Cameron D. Reny | Democrat | Nay |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Nay |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Nay |
| Glenn "Chip" Curry | Democrat | Nay |
| Jill C. Duson | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph E. Rafferty | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph M. Baldacci | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo | Democrat | Nay |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Nay |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Nay |
| Stacy F. Brenner | Democrat | Nay |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Timothy E. Nangle | Democrat | Nay |
| Richard A. Bennett | Independent | Not Voting |
| Bradlee T. Farrin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Nay |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Not Voting |
| James D. Libby | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey L. Timberlake | Republican | Yea |
| Marianne Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Russell J. Black | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey K. Guerin | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 0 | 51 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 23 | 0 | 4 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 76 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 42% | 51% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Yea |
| BOYLE of Gorham | — | Nay |
| CARMICHAEL of Greenbush | — | Yea |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Nay |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Yea |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| DAVIS of East Machias | — | Yea |
| DUNPHY of Embden | — | Yea |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Nay |
| GALLETTA of Durham | — | Not Voting |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Nay |
| JAUCH of Topsham | — | Nay |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Nay |
| LaROCHELLE of Augusta | — | Nay |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Nay |
| MORIARTY of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| NESS of Fryeburg | — | Yea |
| NEWMAN of Belgrade | — | Yea |
| O'CONNELL of Brewer | — | Nay |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Not Voting |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Not Voting |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Nay |
| POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset | — | Yea |
| PRINGLE of Windham | — | Nay |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Nay |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Yea |
| RUSSELL of Verona Island | — | Nay |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Yea |
| SHAW of Auburn | — | Nay |
| SHEEHAN of Biddeford | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Nay |
| WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor | — | Nay |
| WORTH of Ellsworth | — | Nay |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Not Voting |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne Graham | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Nay |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Nay |
| Charles Skold | Democrat | Nay |
| Cheryl Golek | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Nay |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Nay |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Nay |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Nay |
| James Dill | Democrat | Nay |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kelly Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Nay |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Nay |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Nay |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Nay |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Nay |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Nay |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Nay |
| Nina Milliken | Democrat | Nay |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Nay |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Nay |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Nay |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Nay |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Nay |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Nay |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Nay |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Yea |
| Ann Fredericks | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Bagshaw | Republican | Yea |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Yea |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Yea |
| David Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Haggan | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Ardell | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Yea |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Yea |
| James Thorne | Republican | Yea |
| James White | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Yea |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Yea |
| Laurel Libby | Republican | Yea |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Babin | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rachel Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Yea |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Nutting | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Albert | Republican | Yea |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Yea |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Lavigne | Republican | Yea |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 1 | 50 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 77 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 42% | 51% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Yea |
| BOYLE of Gorham | — | Nay |
| CARMICHAEL of Greenbush | — | Yea |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Nay |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Yea |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| DAVIS of East Machias | — | Yea |
| DUNPHY of Embden | — | Yea |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Nay |
| GALLETTA of Durham | — | Not Voting |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Nay |
| JAUCH of Topsham | — | Nay |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Nay |
| LaROCHELLE of Augusta | — | Nay |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Nay |
| MORIARTY of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| NESS of Fryeburg | — | Yea |
| NEWMAN of Belgrade | — | Yea |
| O'CONNELL of Brewer | — | Nay |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Nay |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Not Voting |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Nay |
| POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset | — | Yea |
| PRINGLE of Windham | — | Nay |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Nay |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Nay |
| RUSSELL of Verona Island | — | Nay |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Yea |
| SHAW of Auburn | — | Nay |
| SHEEHAN of Biddeford | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Nay |
| WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor | — | Nay |
| WORTH of Ellsworth | — | Nay |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Not Voting |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne Graham | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Nay |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Nay |
| Charles Skold | Democrat | Nay |
| Cheryl Golek | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Nay |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Nay |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Nay |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Nay |
| James Dill | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kelly Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Nay |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Nay |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Nay |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Nay |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Nay |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Nay |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Nay |
| Nina Milliken | Democrat | Nay |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Nay |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Nay |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Nay |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Nay |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Nay |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Nay |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Nay |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Yea |
| Ann Fredericks | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Bagshaw | Republican | Yea |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Yea |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Yea |
| David Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Haggan | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Ardell | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Yea |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Yea |
| James Thorne | Republican | Yea |
| James White | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Yea |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Yea |
| Laurel Libby | Republican | Yea |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Babin | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rachel Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Yea |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Nutting | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Albert | Republican | Yea |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Yea |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Lavigne | Republican | Yea |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 668?
- LD 668 is sponsored by Shelley Rudnicki (Republican), Tracy Quint (Republican), Jennifer Poirier (Republican), Marianne Moore (Republican), Peter LYFORD, Laurel Libby (Republican), Gary Drinkwater (Republican), Eric BRAKEY, John ANDREWS, and Randall Greenwood (Republican).
- What is the current status of LD 668?
- This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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