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Speaker / Pres
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The clerk/secretary will read the bill.
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Clerk / Sec
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The next bill to be considered is Bill # LD 2023-105, from the Committee on Transportation and Technology, "A Bill related to Creating a Electric Car Charging Station Network. The committee report was a divided report Ought to Pass 4 Ought Not to Pass 14
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Speaker / Pres
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Is there a motion before the House / Senate
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Sen / Rep #
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Mr/Madam Speaker/President
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Speaker / Pres
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The chair recognizes the Senator/Representative.
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Sen / Rep #1
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Rep/Sen Cameron O'Brien, Bonny Eagle, I move that we accept the minority Ought to Pass report, and I would like to speak on my motion.
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Speaker / Pres
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Rep/Sen O'Brine moves we accept the Minority Ought to Pass Report. …. Rep/Sen O'Brien proceed..
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Sen / Rep #1
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Thank you, members of the House/Senate Rep/Sen Cameron O'Brien of Bonny Eagle HS, as the Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Technology, the discussion on this bill was that Maine is a vast State with many rural areas. Requiring the State to place charging stations within 100 miles of another station will be too expensive for the State.
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Sen / Rep #2
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Madam/Mr Speaker/President
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Speaker / Pres
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The chair recognizes the Rep/Sen....
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Sen / Rep #2
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Harper Lincoln of Presque Isle, members of the House/Senate. I speak in opposition to this motion. Electric Cars are coming to our State and if we are going to continue as vacationland we need to open our State and make travel by EV easy from Kittery to Fort Kent.
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Sen / Rep #3
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Mr/Madam Speaker/President...
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Speaker / Pres
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The chair recognizes the Sen/Rep.....
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Sen / Rep #3
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Molly Sullivan of Fryeburg Academy, I urge my fellow members to support the Minority Ought to Pass Report. The future of our State relies on the environment, if we do not embrace Electric vehicles we will lose our prestine environnment.
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Sen / Rep #4
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Mr/Madam Speaker/President, Bella Barter of MSSM, I move the previous question.
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Speaker / Pres
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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.
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Sen / Rep #5
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Mr/Madam Speaker/President Adayln Blair, of Winslow, I call for a division.
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Speaker / Pres
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Rep/Sen Blair, 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,
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Clerk/ Sec
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(BEGINS TO READ THE BILL)
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Speaker / Pres
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Rep/Sen Wesley of Kennebunk 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
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