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Votes at a glance: House refers multiple bills to committees, orders printed and sent for concurrence
Summary
The House took a series of procedural votes to refer bills and resolutions to standing committees and ordered many printed and sent for concurrence; several Senate papers were also referred to committees.
The Maine House on March 25 voted to refer a range of bills and resolutions to standing committees and to order several matters printed and sent for concurrence. Most items were routine referrals and were approved by voice votes or unanimous consent.
Among the House papers, the chamber referred a bill to prohibit the use and sale of neonicotinoid pesticides and treated seeds to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (House number 858, LD 1323). Other referrals included legislation on net energy billing reform (House Bill 356, LD 1321) to the Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Technology and a bill proposing maximum contaminant levels for certain PFAS chemicals in drinking water (LD 1326) to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
The House also referred bills that would change paid family and medical leave benefits (LD 1333) to the Committee on Labor; a resolution to amend the constitution on when the governor may call the legislature (H.P. 866, LD 1331) to the Committee on State and Local Government; and an item to require retailers to place liquor at least 48 inches from payment terminals (LD 1334) to the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.
From the Senate papers, the chamber referred multiple items to appropriate committees, including a bill to provide a source of revenue for school construction and the Land for Maine’s Future trust (Senate 4542, LD 1312) to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, and several energy and environment measures to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology and the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The House approved sending these matters forthwith when no objections were raised.
These votes were procedural referrals and do not themselves adopt policy; they move bills into the committee process for hearings and further action. Where the transcript did not provide additional details about sponsors, committee language, or fiscal notes, those items are listed below as "not specified."
