LD 110 (subjects: STATE GOVERNMENT , STATE EMBLEMS )
Official bill page at mainelegislature.org: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=110&PID=1456&snum=127
Sponsors | Actions | Bill Text & Amendments | Patterns of Support
Sponsors
Principal Sponsor: Rep. Russell Black of Wilton: (R – District 114) — e-mail
9 Cosponsors:
- Rep. Jeffrey Timberlake of Turner: (R – District 75) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. Robert Nutting of Oakland: (R – District 77) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. Randall Greenwood of Wales: (R – District 82) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. Jeffery Hanley of Pittston: (R – District 87) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. MaryAnne Kinney of Knox: (R – District 99) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. Thomas Skolfield of Weld: (R – District 112) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. Roger Sherman of Hodgdon: (R – District 144) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. Robert Saucier of Presque Isle: (D – District 147) — e-mail | Facebook
Sen. James Dill of Penobscot: (D – District 5) — e-mail
Actions
Chamber |
Action | |
1/22/2015 | House | Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
1/29/2015 | Senate | On motion by Senator WOODSOME of York , REFERRED to the Committee on State and Local Government, in concurrence. |
4/14/2015 | House | CONSENT CALENDAR – FIRST DAY |
4/16/2015 | House | Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative McLEAN of Gorham, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted. CONSENT CALENDAR – SECOND DAY. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment “A” (H-67). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
4/21/2015 | Senate | Report READ and ACCEPTED , in concurrence. READ ONCE Committee Amendment “A” (H-67) READ and ADOPTED , in concurrence. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. |
4/23/2015 | Senate | COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment “A” (H-67), in concurrence. Ordered sent down forthwith. |
4/28/2015 | House | PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
4/29/2015 | Senate | PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. |
Bill Text & Amendments
Important Note: The bill text below presents L.D. 110 as originally introduced. L.D. 110 was changed by the legislature through amendment. To understand the impact of this legislation in proper context, be sure to read adopted amendment text, available here: C-A (H-67) .
An Act To Designate Maple Syrup as the Official State Sweetener
Sec. 1. 1 MRSA 228 is enacted to read:
228. State sweetener
Maple syrup is the official state sweetener.
SUMMARY
This bill designates maple syrup as the official state sweetener.
Patterns of Support
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