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LD717Introduced in the House

An Act to Amend the Maine Criminal Code Governing Restitution to Include the Costs of All Analyses of Suspected Illegal Drugs

Failed

Introduced by Steven Bishop, District 17

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act to Amend the Maine Criminal Code Governing Restitution to Include the Costs of All Analyses of Suspected Illegal Drugs

Where it stands

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

April 22, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #118 · April 22, 2025

17

Yes

15

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

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

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Bill history

  1. Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.

  2. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

  3. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  4. Work Session Held

  5. Voted: Divided Report

  6. Work Session Reconsidered

  7. Voted: Divided Report

  8. Reported Out: ONTP/OTP

  9. Reports READ.

  10. Representative HASENFUS of Readfield moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.

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

  12. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending the motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  13. Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered)

  14. Unfinished Business

  15. Speaker laid before the House

  16. Subsequently, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  17. ROLL CALL NO. 90 (Yeas 75 - Nays 68 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)

  18. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  19. Reports Read

  20. On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED

  21. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 118 Yeas 17 - Nays 15 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

  22. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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