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LD1573 • 2025

An Act to Require Legislative Approval for Certain Emergency Powers of the Governor

An Act to Require Legislative Approval for Certain Emergency Powers of the Governor

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Sponsor
Representative Reagan Paul
Last action
2025-06-02
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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An Act to Require Legislative Approval for Certain Emergency Powers of the Governor

An Act to Require Legislative Approval for Certain Emergency Powers of the Governor Sponsor: Representative Reagan Paul Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require Legislative Approval for Certain Emergency Powers of the Governor Sponsor: Representative Reagan Paul Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1131(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1131(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1573 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 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-02 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  3. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Legislative Approval for Certain Emergency Powers of the Governor
Sponsor:
Representative Reagan Paul
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1573
H.P. 1031 House of Representatives, April 10, 2025
An Act to Require Legislative Approval for Certain Emergency
Powers of the Governor
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative PAUL of Winterport.
Cosponsored by Senator HARRINGTON of York and
Representatives: BISHOP of Bucksport, HYMES of Waldo, MORRIS of Turner, SMITH of
Palermo, WHITE of Guilford, WHITE of Ellsworth, Senators: MARTIN of Oxford,
STEWART of Aroostook.

Page 1 - 132LR1131(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 37-B MRSA §742, sub-§1, ¶F is enacted to read:
3 F. The Governor, during the pendency of a state of emergency, may not reissue or
4 renew an emergency proclamation, issue another emergency proclamation that is
5 substantially similar to one that expired or reissue an emergency proclamation
6 terminated by the Legislature without approval of the Legislature.
7SUMMARY
8 This bill provides that the Governor may not reissue or renew an emergency
9 proclamation, issue another emergency proclamation that is substantially similar to one that
10 expired or reissue an emergency proclamation terminated by the Legislature without
11 approval of the Legislature.
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