Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Passed House 5 D cosponsors

LD 679 — An Act Regarding Animals Abandoned By Tenants

Last action — PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “Passed House” 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.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on June 15, 2023.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Action History

  1. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  2. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  4. Ordered sent down forthwith.

  5. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-508), in concurrence.

  6. Committee Amendment "A" (H-508) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.

  7. READ ONCE.

  8. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.

  9. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  10. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-508).

  11. Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

  12. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  13. Reported Out - OTP-AM

  14. Voted - OTP-AM

  15. Work Session Held

  16. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.

  17. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence

  18. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  19. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.

  20. Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (178)

178 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 679?
LD 679 is sponsored by Lynne WILLIAMS, Holly Stover (Democrat), Colleen MADIGAN, Mark W. Lawrence (Democrat), Victoria Doudera (Democrat), Margaret CRAVEN, Michael Brennan (Democrat), and Janice Dodge (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 679?
This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “Passed House” 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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