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An Act to Improve Localization of Emergency Broadcast Messaging

Passed

Introduced by Teresa Pierce, District 25

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Official description

An Act to Improve Localization of Emergency Broadcast Messaging

Where it stands

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

April 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #733 · March 5, 2026

21

Yes

12

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

35 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Susan Bernard1No
Harold Stewart2No
Bradlee Farrin3Absent
Stacey Guerin4No
Russell Black5No
Marianne Moore6No
Nicole Grohoski7Yes
Michael Tipping8Yes
Joseph Baldacci9Yes
David Haggan10No

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

  2. Work Session Held

  3. Voted: Divided Report

  4. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. Reports READ.

  6. Senator RAFFERTY of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report PREVAILED.

  7. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 733 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  8. Bill READ ONCE.

  9. Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) READ and ADOPTED.

  10. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

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

  12. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-526)

  13. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  14. Reports READ.

  15. On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  16. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  17. Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) was READ and ADOPTED.

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

  19. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526).

  20. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  21. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  22. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  23. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.

  24. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.

  25. Same Senator moved to SUSPEND THE RULES to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) in concurrence.

  26. On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook OBJECTED.

  27. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs In NON-CONCURRENCE.

  28. Sent down for concurrence.

  29. On motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, the House RECEDED.

  30. On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, House Amendment "A" (H-1055) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) was READ and ADOPTED.

  31. Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1055) thereto was ADOPTED.

  32. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1055) thereto.

  33. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

  34. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  35. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1055) thereto.

  36. Ordered sent down forthwith.

  37. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  38. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  39. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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