Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

LD 259 — An Act Making Unified Allocations From The Highway Fund And Other Funds For The Expenditures Of State Government And Changing Certain Provisions Of The Law Necessary To The Proper Operations Of State Government For The Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2023, June 30, 2024 And June 30, 2025

Last action — Signed by Governor

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on June 16, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  5. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.

  6. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  7. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-505) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-332) thereto.

  8. Sent down for concurrence

  9. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-505) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-332) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE

  10. Committee Amendment "A" (H-505) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-332) thereto ADOPTED

  11. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Senate Amendment "A" (S-332) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-505) READ and ADOPTED

  12. Committee Amendment "A" (H-505) READ

  13. READ ONCE

  14. On motion by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-505) Report ACCEPTED

  15. Reports READ

  16. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  17. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-505).

  18. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  19. Committee Amendment "A" (H-505) was READ and ADOPTED.

  20. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  21. On motion of Representative WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  22. Reports READ.

  23. Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  24. Voted - Divided Report

  25. Work Session Held

  26. Work Session Held - TABLED

  27. Work Session Held - TABLED

  28. Work Session Held - TABLED

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

  30. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence

  31. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  32. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  33. Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (184)

184 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Subjects

finance transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 259?
LD 259 is sponsored by Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo (Democrat) and Melanie Sachs (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 259?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 24, 2023. Enacted.
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