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Maine Senate refers multiple supplemental items to committees; contested referral to Judiciary passes 19-16
Summary
The Maine Senate referred several supplemental items to standing committees by voice consent; a roll-call request produced a 19-16 vote sending Supplement No. 2, item 1‑1 to the Judiciary Committee.
The Maine Senate during its session referred a series of supplemental items to standing committees, and on a roll-call vote sent Supplement No. 2, item 1‑1 to the Judiciary Committee by a 19‑16 margin.
The contested referral occurred after Senator Harrington requested a roll call on a motion by Senator Beebe Center to dispense with the reading of Supplement No. 2, item 1‑1 and refer it to the Committee on Judiciary. “I have requested a roll call,” Senator Harrington said before the vote. The secretary later announced that 19 senators voted in the affirmative and 16 in the negative, and the motion to refer prevailed.
Most other motions during the portion of the session recorded in the transcript…
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