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LD1059 • 2025

An Act to Establish the Process for the Selection of Delegates for a Convention Called Under the United States Constitution, Article V

An Act to Establish the Process for the Selection of Delegates for a Convention Called Under the United States Constitution, Article V

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Randall Greenwood
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
Taken from the table by the President ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-933) Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 898 Yeas 14 - Nays 17 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Establish the Process for the Selection of Delegates for a Convention Called Under the United States Constitution, Article V

An Act to Establish the Process for the Selection of Delegates for a Convention Called Under the United States Constitution, Article V Sponsor: Representative Randall Greenwood Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish the Process for the Selection of Delegates for a Convention Called Under the United States Constitution, Article V Sponsor: Representative Randall Greenwood Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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Adopted by Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1792(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1792(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1059 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Taken from the table by the President ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-933) Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 898 Yeas 14 - Nays 17 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2026-04-02 House

    Reports READ . Motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED . ROLL CALL NO. 721 (Yeas 56 - Nays 90 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) Subsequently, on motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2026-03-30 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2026-01-28 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2026-01-28 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-06-25 Committee

    Carry Over Approved

  7. 2025-05-23 Committee

    Carry Over Requested

  8. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish the Process for the Selection of Delegates for a Convention Called Under the United States Constitution, Article V
Sponsor:
Representative Randall Greenwood
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1059
H.P. 688 House of Representatives, March 14, 2025
An Act to Establish the Process for the Selection of Delegates for a
Convention Called Under the United States Constitution, Article V
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GREENWOOD of Wales.

Page 1 - 132LR1792(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2CONCEPT DRAFT
3SUMMARY
4 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
5 This bill proposes to establish a process for the selection of delegates for a convention
6 called under the United States Constitution, Article V.
4