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An Act to Adopt Eastern Standard Time Year-round

Failed

Introduced by Richard Bennett, District 18

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Official description

An Act to Adopt Eastern Standard Time Year-round

Where it stands

Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

June 10, 2025

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Bill history

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

  2. Work Session Held

  3. Voted: Divided Report

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

  5. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  6. Reports READ

  7. On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.

  8. Unfinished Business

  9. Unfinished Business

  10. Taken from the table by the President

  11. Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot moved the Bill and accompanying papers be INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.

  12. On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers. Roll Call Ordered

  13. Unfinished Business

  14. Unfinished Business

  15. Unfinished Business

  16. Unfinished Business

  17. Unfinished Business

  18. Unfinished Business

  19. Taken from the table by the President

  20. Senator STEWART of Aroostook asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw their Rollcall.

  21. Subsequently, the Bill and accompanying papers were INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.

  22. Sent down for concurrence

  23. Reports READ.

  24. On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook the Bill was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.

  25. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  26. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

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