Maine · Bill 1649 · 132nd Legislature

Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing and Improving the Effectiveness of the Legislature

  1. Introduced Apr 15, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 15, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 12, 2025
  4. Passed the House Jun 13, 2025
  5. Died  
  6. Became law  

Every action

8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeCommittee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence · Joint State and Local Government
  2. CommitteeThe Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Joint State and Local Government
  3. SenateReports Read On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 500 Yeas 28 - Nays 5 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-368) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-368) Sent down for concurrence
  4. HouseReports READ. On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. The Resolve was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-368) was READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-368). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  5. HouseFINALLY PASSED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  6. SenateOn motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland placed on the SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence
  7. SenateCARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
  8. SenateDied in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 1 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 21, 2025 Joint State and Local Government Divided committee report: Ought to Pass as Amended (7); Ought Not to Pass (6)
Members

Yes · 7

No · 6

Passed 7–6

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 Independent.

All 7 cosponsors

From Maine's official records (legislature.maine.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.