Senate fails to reach two‑thirds for one emergency enactment; measure sent to House in nonconcurrence

The Maine Senate considered an unfinished business item that required a two‑thirds vote for emergency enactment. After a roll call, the chair announced 19 senators voted in the affirmative and 14 in the negative, leaving the measure short of the constitutional two‑thirds threshold.

Because the measure did not meet the required supermajority, the chair directed that the bill be sent to the House in nonconcurrence, per the Senate's procedures described in the session record. The transcript does not specify the bill number or full bill title in the floor remarks for this item; those details were not specified in the recorded exchange.

Senator Perce moved that the Senate stand adjourned after the day's work, and the chamber concluded other business and announcements before adjourning with the failed emergency enactment noted in the record.

Procedural next steps for the failed measure are in accordance with chamber rules governing nonconcurrence; the House will receive notice of the Senate's action per the transcript.