Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1542: An Act to Amend the Membership of the Washington County Budget Advisory Committee
Status: Signed into law, June 12, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Amend the Membership of the Washington County Budget Advisory Committee.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Amend the Membership of the Washington County Budget Advisory Committee Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §900-B, as amended by PL 2019, c. 23, §1, is further amended to read: §900-B. Advisory committee There is established the Washington County Budget Advisory Committee as provided in this section. 1. Municipal officers; election; term. The Except as provided in subsections 2 and 2-A, the municipal officers from each county commissioner district shall choose the budget advisory committee members by the following procedure. A. No later than 100 days before the end of the county's fiscal year, the county commissioners shall notify all municipal officers in the county to caucus by county commissioner districts at a specified date, time and place for the purpose of electing at least one municipal officer from each district as a member of the budget advisory committee; except that, in 1992, at least 3 municipal officers must be selected from each district unless the municipal officers of a district decide that another person from that district would be better qualified. A municipality may not be represented by more than one officer at a time. The county commissioner shall serve as nonvoting moderator for that district caucus. Nominations must be received from the floor. The nominee receiving the most votes is approved as a budget advisory committee member …
Sponsors
- Marianne Moore (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Arthur Mingo (R, 9)
- Tiffany Strout (R, 11)
- William Tuell (R, 10)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-266).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-266) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-266).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
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Common questions
- What is LD1542?
- LD1542 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Amend the Membership of the Washington County Budget Advisory Committee.
- What does LD1542 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Amend the Membership of the Washington County Budget Advisory Committee.
- What is the status of LD1542?
- Signed into law as of June 12, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1542?
- Marianne Moore (R, 6), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1542?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1542&snum=132
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