Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

LD 1980 — An Act To Improve Election Laws And Notarial Laws

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 May 23, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on June 26, 2023.

Prognosis

Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. PASSED 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. Reported Out - OTP-AM

  7. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  8. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-365).

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

  10. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  11. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  12. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-365).

  13. Committee Amendment "A" (S-365) READ and ADOPTED.

  14. READ ONCE.

  15. Report READ and ACCEPTED.

  16. Voted - OTP-AM

  17. Work Session Held

  18. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  19. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.

  20. Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (185)

185 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1980?
LD 1980 is sponsored by Craig V. Hickman (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 1980?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 23, 2023. Enacted.
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