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An Act to Establish Separate Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine

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Introduced by Marianne Moore, District 6

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Official description

An Act to Establish Separate Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine

Where it stands

Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

May 29, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Reconsider RC #226 · May 29, 2025

68

Yes

73

No

10

Absent or Not Voting

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Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 6, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

  2. Work Session Held: TABLED

  3. Work Session Held

  4. Voted: Divided Report

  5. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM

  7. Reports Read

  8. On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED

  9. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 167 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  10. Held at the Request of RENY of Lincoln

  11. RELEASED.

  12. On motion by Senator RENY of Lincoln to RECONSIDER whereby The Senate ACCEPTED The Majority OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report PREVAILED

  13. ACCEPTANCE of the The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED

  14. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 184 Yeas 14 - Nays 18 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

  15. Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) Report ACCEPTED

  16. READ ONCE

  17. Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) READ and ADOPTED

  18. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-81)

  19. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  20. Reports READ.

  21. On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  22. ROLL CALL NO. 174 (Yeas 76 - Nays 65 - Absent 10 - Excused 0)

  23. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

  24. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  25. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending CONSIDERATION.

  26. Unfinished Business

  27. Taken from the table by the President

  28. Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved to INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-81)

  29. Motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York that the Senate INSIST and ASK for a COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE. FAILED.

  30. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 253 Yeas 14 - Nays 19 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  31. Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-81) in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  32. Sent down for concurrence

  33. The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report

  34. Motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM or Winter Harbor to RECONSIDER FAILED.

  35. ROLL CALL NO. 226 (Yeas 68 - Nays 73 - Absent 10 - Excused 0)

  36. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  37. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

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