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An Act to Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services to Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2026-27

Passed

Introduced by Daniel Sayre, District 135

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Official description

An Act to Establish Municipal Cost Components for Unorganized Territory Services to Be Rendered in Fiscal Year 2026-27

Where it stands

PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

April 6, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #874 · April 6, 2026

32

Yes

1

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 Bernard1Absent
Harold Stewart2Yes
Bradlee Farrin3Yes
Stacey Guerin4Yes
Russell Black5Yes
Marianne Moore6Yes
Nicole Grohoski7Yes
Michael Tipping8Yes
Joseph Baldacci9Yes
David Haggan10Yes

Bill history

  1. Representative SAYRE for the Administrator of the unorganized territory pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1604, reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.

  2. Report was READ and ACCEPTED.

  3. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.

  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  5. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.

  6. On motion by Senator Grohoski of Hancock REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence.

  7. Work Session Held

  8. Voted: Divided Report

  9. Reported Out: OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  10. Reports READ.

  11. On motion of Representative SAYRE of Kennebunk, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  12. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  13. Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) was READ and ADOPTED.

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

  15. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-897).

  16. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  17. Reports READ

  18. Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) Report.

  19. On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) Report.

  20. Unfinished Business

  21. Unfinished Business

  22. Unfinished Business

  23. Taken from the table by the President

  24. ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) Report PREVAILED

  25. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 874 Yeas 32 - Nays 1 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  26. READ ONCE

  27. Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) READ and ADOPTED.

  28. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) in concurrence.

  29. Ordered sent down forthwith.

  30. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.

  31. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  32. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  33. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

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