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LD895Introduced in the Senate

An Act to Support Immersive Outdoor Education by Establishing the Outdoor School for All Maine Students Program

Passed

Introduced by Richard Bennett, District 18

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An Act to Support Immersive Outdoor Education by Establishing the Outdoor School for All Maine Students Program

Where it stands

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 210 Yeas 31 - Nays 0 - Excused 3 - Absent 1

May 21, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Enactment-emergency RC #210 · May 21, 2025

31

Yes

0

No

4

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Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

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

  3. Work Session Held

  4. Voted: OTP-AM

  5. Reported Out: OTP-AM

  6. Report READ and ACCEPTED.

  7. READ ONCE.

  8. Committee Amendment "A" (S-61) READ and ADOPTED.

  9. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-61).

  10. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  11. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  12. Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

  13. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-61).

  14. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

  16. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  17. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

  19. On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  20. Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED. PREVAILED

  21. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 210 Yeas 31 - Nays 0 - Excused 3 - Absent 1

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