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An Act to Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting

Passed

Introduced by Laurie Osher, District 25

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Official description

An Act to Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting

Where it stands

HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

July 8, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Enactment RC #476 · June 13, 2025

74

Yes

72

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

151 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Lucien Daigle1No
Roger Albert2No
Mark Babin3No
Timothy Guerrette4No
Joseph Underwood5No
Donald Ardell6No
Gregory Swallow7No
Tracy Quint8No
Arthur Mingo9No
William Tuell10No

Bill history

  1. Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.

  2. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence

  5. Work Session Held: TABLED

  6. Work Session Held

  7. Voted: Divided Report

  8. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  9. Reports READ.

  10. On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.

  11. Later today assigned.

  12. Speaker laid before the House

  13. Subsequently, Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.

  14. Representative GREENWOOD of Wales REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.

  15. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending the motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.

  16. Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered)

  17. Unfinished Business

  18. Speaker laid before the House

  19. Subsequently, motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.

  20. ROLL CALL NO. 394 (Yeas 66 - Nays 78 - Absent 5 - Excused 2)

  21. On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  22. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  23. Report READ

  24. Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report In NON-CONCURRENCE.

  25. On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) Report in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  26. Taken from the table by the President

  27. Subsequently, The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED

  28. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 462 Yeas 22 - Nays 9 - Excused 4 - Absent 0

  29. READ ONCE

  30. Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) READ

  31. On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Senate Amendment "A" (S-349) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) READ and ADOPTED

  32. Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-349) thereto ADOPTED

  33. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME

  34. Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-349) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED

  35. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 463 Yeas 24 - Nays 7 - Excused 4 - Absent 0

  36. Sent down for concurrence

  37. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-349) thereto.

  38. ROLL CALL NO. 444 (Yeas 74 - Nays 67 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)

  39. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  40. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  41. ROLL CALL NO. 476 (Yeas 74 - Nays 72 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)

  42. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  43. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  44. HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

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