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

LD 491 — Resolve, To Require The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife To Develop A Plan For Communication Regarding Certain Municipal Regulation

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 February 07, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on June 05, 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 R).

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. FINALLY PASSED.

  5. Ordered sent down forthwith

  6. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence.

  7. COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  8. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  9. READ ONCE

  10. Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence

  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  12. The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.

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

  14. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  15. Reported Out - OTP

  16. Voted - OTP

  17. Work Session Held

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

  19. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence

  20. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  21. The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE.

  22. Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 491?
LD 491 is sponsored by Richard Mason (Republican) and Stephen Wood (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 491?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2023. Enacted.
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