An Act To Respond To The Housing Affordability And Accessibility Crisis In Maine

FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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

FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.

Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

(Yeas 73 - Nays 71 - Absent 5 - Excused 2)

The Bill was READ ONCE.

Committee Amendment "A" (S-295) was READ and ADOPTED.

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

The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-295).

In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

Reports READ.

On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

ROLL CALL NO. 486

Taken from the table by the President

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 469 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

READ ONCE

Committee Amendment "A" (S-295) READ and ADOPTED

Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-295)

Sent down for concurrence.

On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-295) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED

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

Reports READ

Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Work Session Held

Voted - Divided Report

Work Session Held - TABLED

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

Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2