2023-2024 Regular SessionMaine Legislature

LD735

Legislative Summary

An Act to Require the State to Hold a Public Hearing in a Municipality Before the State Constructs a Solar Project in That Municipality

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Bill History

2/16/2023
Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Senate
2/16/2023
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
3/23/2023
Work Session Held
Joint Conference
3/23/2023
Voted: OTP-AM
Joint Conference
3/30/2023
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
Senate
5/23/2023
Reported Out: OTP-AM
Joint Conference
5/25/2023
Report READ and ACCEPTED
Senate
5/25/2023
READ ONCE
Senate
5/25/2023
Committee Amendment "A" (S-123) READ and ADOPTED
Senate
5/25/2023
ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
Senate
5/30/2023
COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
Senate
5/30/2023
READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-123)
Senate
5/30/2023
Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
Senate
6/1/2023
CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
House of Representatives
6/1/2023
Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
House of Representatives
6/1/2023
The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-123).
House of Representatives
6/1/2023
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
6/6/2023
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
House of Representatives
6/6/2023
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
6/8/2023
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Senate

Amendments

Senate: C-A (S-123)

Senate: C-A (S-123)

Adopted

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(6/8/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 2

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/1970149.4 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/1970130.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note6/15/202383.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/23/202382.8 KB