This will be a chance to see how debate on floor of House and Senate.
Speaker / Pres |
The clerk/secretary will read the bill. |
Clerk / Sec |
The next bill to be considered is Bill # LD 2012-605, from the Committee on Natural Resouces, ." An Act Relating To: Creation of a Casino in Limestone on the old Loring Air Force Base". The committee report was a divided report Ought to Pass 4 Ought Not to Pass 14 |
Speaker / Pres |
Is there a motion before the House / Senate |
Sen / Rep # |
Mr/Madam Speaker/President |
Speaker / Pres |
The chair recognizes the Senator/Representative. |
Sen / Rep #1 |
Rep/Sen David Paul of Presque Isle, I move that we accept the minority Ought to Pass report, and I would like to speak on my motion. |
Speaker / Pres |
Rep/Sen Paul moves we accept the minority Ought to Pass Report. …. Rep/Sen Paul.. |
Sen / Rep #1 |
Thank you, members of the House/Senate as the House Chair of the committee on Natural Resoucess, we discussed this bill in great detail. We thought that a casino in Northern Maine would allow people to visit all of Maine on their way to the casino benefiting all of the State not only the area around the casino
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Sen / Rep #2 |
Madam/Mr Speaker/President |
Speaker / Pres |
The chair recognizes the Rep/Sen.... |
Sen / Rep #2 |
Steve Hunter of Washington Academy, members of the House/Senate. I oppose this bill. We must not allow table game gambling in Maine, our economy is weak and allowing people to use their disposable income to gamble is a bad thing, and our government shouldn't encourage gambling. |
Sen / Rep #3 |
Mr/Madam Speaker/President... |
Speaker / Pres |
The chair recognizes the Sen/Rep..... |
Sen / Rep #3 |
Angel Thomas of Bonny Eagle, I urge my fellow members to support the minority Ought to Pass Report. Any way we can attract and create new buinsess in Maine is a good thing, we can't regulate morality. There are lotteries, bingo, and games of chance in many communities. A casino will be great for the economy of northern Maine, and we all know it could use our help. |
Sen / Rep #4 |
Mr/Madam Speaker/President, Fred Ralph of Houlton I move the previous question. |
Speaker / Pres |
Is it now the pleasure of the House/Senate to move the previous question, (BANGS THE GAVEL) it is a vote. Is it now the pleasure of the House/Senate to accept the minority Ought not to Pass report. |
Sen / Rep #5 |
Mr/Madam Speaker/President Patricia May, of Erskine, I call for a division. |
Speaker / Pres |
Rep/Sen Ouellette, has called for a division. All those in favor of the Ought to Pass recommendation please rise and remain standing........ all those opposed to the Ought to Pass recommendation please rise and remain standings. The chair seeing 21 in the affirmative and 65 in the negative, the motion fails. Is it now the pleasure of the House/Senate to accept the Ought Not to Pass report. (BANG THE GAVEL) It is a vote. The clerk will read the bill, |
Clerk/ Sec |
(BEGINS TO READ THE BILL) |
Speaker / Pres |
Rep/Sen Allen of Carrabec moves that further reading of the bill be dispensed with. Is that the pleasure of the House/Senate.
(BANGS THE GAVEL) it is a vote. This bill having had it's reading, is it now the pleasure of the House/Senate to pass this bill to be engrossed.
(BANGS THE GAVEL) it is a vote. This bill having been engrossed is it now the pleasure of the House/Senate to pass this bill to be enacted.
(BANGS THE GAVEL) it is a vote.
The clerk/sec. will introduce the next bill |
