Year |
LD |
Amendments |
Final
Disposition |
Legislative Record
Debate & Remarks |
Other
Documents & News Clips |
Full LD
History |
1935 |
LD
580
Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Changing the Legislature
to a One Body System |
N/A |
ONTP |
House, March 20, 1935
p. 503-504
Senate, March 26, 1935
p. 586
Senate, March 26, 1935
p. 590-615 |
N/A |
N/A |
1967 |
LD
1500
Resolve, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Changing the Legislature
to a One Body System |
N/A |
ONTP |
House, May 15, 1967
p. 1966-1971 |
News Clips:
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N/A |
1973 |
LD
798
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Changing the
Legislature to a Single Chamber, Unicameral System, with Single Member
Districts |
N/A |
Indefinitely postponed |
Senate, April 26, 1973
p. 2061-2065
House, April 30, 1973
p. 2094-2096
Senate, May 3, 1973
p. 2310-2311 |
News Clips:
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N/A |
1973 |
LD
1676
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Abolishing the
Executive Council and Changing the Legislature to a One Body System |
N/A |
Leave to withdraw |
No debate. |
N/A |
N/A |
1975 |
LD
91
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution Changing the
Legislature to a Single Chamber, Unicameral System, with Single Member
Districts |
Proposed amendment:
S-5 |
Died between houses |
Senate, February 12, 1975
p. A144-A146
House, February 13, 1975
p. A149 |
News Clips:
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N/A |
1979 |
LD
1347
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Changing the
Legislature to a Single Chamber, Unicameral System
OTP-ND:
LD
1599 |
N/A |
ONTP |
House, May 8, 1979
p. 1036-1037
Senate, May 9, 1979
p. 1079-1080 |
N/A |
N/A |
1992 |
LD
2337
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Reduce
the Size of the House of Representatives |
Proposed amendments:
H-1161
H-1173
H-1175
H-1196
S-702 |
Died between houses |
House, March 23, 1992
p. H-551-H-556
Senate, March 24, 1992
p. S-390-S-392
House, March 25, 1992
p. H-588-H-596
Senate, March 25, 1992
p. S-413-S-414
House, March 31, 1992
p. H-834 |
Committee File:
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Report:
Special Commission on Governmental Restructuring, Final report (Dec. 15,
1991) |
Yes |
1992 |
HP 1732
Joint Order; Ordered, the Senate Concurring, that the Joint Standing
Committee on State and Local Government Consider Proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution of Maine to Provide for a Unicameral Legislature |
N/A |
Indefinitely postponed |
No debate. |
News Clips:
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Yes |
1993 |
LD
1035
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Create a
Unicameral Legislature |
Proposed amendment:
H-277 |
Died between houses |
House, May 18, 1993
p. H-766-H-772
House, May 24, 1993
p. H-869-H-875
House, May 25, 1996
p. H-907
Senate, May 25, 1993
p. S-795-S-797 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1993 |
LD
1196
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Reduce
the Number of Members in the House of Representatives and Create a
Unicameral legislature |
N/A |
ONTP |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
1995 |
LD
317
Resolve, Creating the Commission to Restructure State Government |
N/A |
ONTP |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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News Clips:
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Yes |
1995 |
LD
1194
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Creating a
Unicameral Legislature |
Proposed amendment:
H-426 |
ONTP |
House, June 19, 1995
p. H-1113-H-1117
Senate, June 20, 1995
p. S-1230 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2009 |
LD
1424
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish
a Unicameral Legislature |
Proposed amendment:
H-471 |
Died between houses |
House, June 9, 2009
p. H-851-H-857 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2011 |
LD
804
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish
a Unicameral Legislature |
Proposed amendment:
H-347 |
ONTP |
House, May 31, 2011
p. H-628-H-632
House, May 31, 2011
p. H-637 |
Committee File:
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News Clips:
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Yes |
2013 |
LD
1454
Resolution, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish
a Unicameral Legislature |
Proposed amendment:
S-234 |
Died between houses |
Senate, June 10, 2013
p. S-1086-S-1089 |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2021 |
LD
1670
Resolve, To Establish the Commission To Study and Recommend Solutions for
Modernizing the Maine Legislature |
N/A |
ONTP |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Yes |
2022 |
LD
1073
Resolve, Establishing the Commission To Research Effective Strategies and
Efficiencies of Legislatures |
Proposed amendments:
S-199
S-333 |
Died on adjournment |
No debate. |
Committee File:
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Reference Librarian. |
Yes |