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LD 702

Maine House•Passed

Summary

LD 702, the An Act to Designate January 6th as A Day to Remember, was introduced in the House on Feb 20, 2025 by Rep. Rafael Macias (D) with 5 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 22, 2025: Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 222 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0.

Record

Text

LD 702 has 5 co-sponsors and 3 roll calls.

ld702/chaptered.txt
APPROVED  CHAPTER
  MAY 29, 2025  144
  BY GOVERNOR  PUBLIC LAW
  STATE OF MAINE
  _____
  IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
  _____
  H.P. 441 - L.D. 702
  An Act to Designate January 6th as A Day to Remember
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
    Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §150-W is enacted to read:
§150-W. A Day to Remember
     January 6th of each year is designated as A Day to Remember, and the Governor shall
annually issue a proclamation honoring the resilience of democracy during the events of
January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C., encouraging the people of the State to use the day as
an opportunity for reflection on the values of democracy, civic responsibility and the
importance of protecting constitutional governance and encouraging educational
institutions, civic organizations and public libraries to observe the day with discussions,
events and programming to educate citizens about the importance of civic engagement and
the rule of law.
  Page 1 - 132LR1795(03)

An Act to Designate January 6th as A Day to Remember

Sponsors

Rep. Rafael Macias (D) sponsors LD 702, and 5 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

LD 702 went before 1 committee: State And Local Government.

State And Local Government
State And Local Government
Referred to · Feb 20, 2025

History

LD 702 has taken 31 actions since Feb 20, 2025, the latest on May 22, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 22, 2025
Senate
Taken from the table by the President
May 22, 2025
Senate
FINALLY PASSED in concurrence. PREVAILED
May 22, 2025
Senate
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 222 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
May 21, 2025
Senate
On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
May 21, 2025
Senate
Unfinished Business

Votes

LD 702 went to 3 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on May 22, 2025 at 19–14.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
May 22, 2025
Senate
Enactment RC #222
19
14
May 14, 2025
Senate
Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #166
20
14
May 13, 2025
House
Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #129
74
65

Source: legislature.maine.gov · legiscan.com