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An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers

Failed

Introduced by Michael Tipping, District 8

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Official description

An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers

Where it stands

Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

June 18, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Recede And Concur RC #573 · June 18, 2025

68

Yes

80

No

3

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 ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  2. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY.

  3. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. Work Session Held: TABLED

  5. Work Session Held

  6. Voted: Divided Report

  7. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  8. Reports Read

  9. On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED

  10. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 585 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  11. READ ONCE

  12. Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) READ and ADOPTED

  13. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) In NON-CONCURRENCE

  14. Sent down for concurrence

  15. Reports READ.

  16. Motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.

  17. ROLL CALL NO. 559 (Yeas 68 - Nays 78 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)

  18. On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  19. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

  20. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  21. Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved the Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417)

  22. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED

  23. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 614 Yeas 13 - Nays 22 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  24. Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSS AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417)

  25. Sent down for concurrence

  26. Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.

  27. Motion of Representative FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-417) FAILED.

  28. ROLL CALL NO. 573 (Yeas 68 - Nays 80 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)

  29. Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  30. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  31. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

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