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House suspends committee referral and sends MaineCare emergency bill to Senate after contested votes
Summary
The Maine House voted to suspend the usual committee referral process and pass a bill described as a MaineCare emergency, drawing objections about bypassing committee review and a failed motion to indefinitely postpone the measure before the bill was sent to the Senate.
The Maine House of Representatives voted on May 7 to suspend the chamber—s usual referral rules and advance a bill described by supporters as an emergency funding measure for MaineCare, sending the measure to the Senate without a committee hearing.
Supporters said the bill had already been debated in prior budget work and that moving it directly would avoid using limited committee and staff resources. Opponents objected to bypassing the committee process and to limiting public scrutiny.
Representative Collamore of…
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