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LEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE, January 7, 2015 LEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE, January 7, 2015 ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE Criminal Justice and Public Safety FIRST REGULAR SESSION Lori A. Fowle, Chair (D-Vassalboro) 2nd Legislative Day Michel A. Lajoie (D-Lewiston) Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Justin M. Chenette (D-Saco) Catherine M. Nadeau (D-Winslow) The House met according to adjournment and was called to James E. Davitt (D-Hampden) order by the Speaker. Charlotte Warren (D-Hallowell) Prayer by Pastor Stephen Espling, North Deering Alliance Ricky D. Long (R-Sherman)* Church, Portland. Karen A. Gerrish (R-Lebanon) National Anthem by Jim Hodgkin, Leeds. Timothy S. Theriault (R-China) Pledge of Allegiance. Michael J. Timmons (R-Cumberland) _________________________________ Education and Cultural Affairs Victoria P. Kornfield, Chair (D-Bangor) At this point, pursuant to his authority under House Rule Matthea Elisabeth Larsen Daughtry (D-Brunswick) 401.1, the Chair assigned Representative SAWICKI of Auburn to Brian L. Hubbell (D-Bar Harbor) Seat 19. Richard R. Farnsworth (D-Portland) _________________________________ Ryan D. Tipping-Spitz (D-Orono) Teresa S. Pierce (D-Falmouth) Doctors of the day, David Edsall, M.D., Ellsworth and Leigh Joyce A. Maker (R-Calais)* Forbush, D.O., North Hampden. Michael D. McClellan (R-Raymond) The Journal of Wednesday, December 3, 2014 was read and Matthew G. Pouliot (R-Augusta) approved. Paul A. Stearns (R-Guilford) _________________________________ Energy, Utilities and Technology Mark N. Dion, Chair (D-Portland) COMMUNICATIONS Roberta B. Beavers (D-South Berwick) The following Communication: (H.C. 8) Christopher W. Babbidge (D-Kennebunk) STATE OF MAINE Deane Rykerson (D-Kittery) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Jennifer L. DeChant (D-Bath) SPEAKER'S OFFICE Martin J. Grohman (D-Biddeford) AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002 Larry C. Dunphy (R-Embden)* TO: Honorable Robert B. Hunt Beth A. O'Connor (R-Berwick) Clerk of the House Norman E. Higgins (R-Dover-Foxcroft) FROM: S/Mark W. Eves Nathan J. Wadsworth (R-Hiram) Speaker of the House Environment and Natural Resources DATE: December 23, 2014 Joan W. Welsh, Chair (D-Rockport) RE: Committee Appointments Robert S. Duchesne (D-Hudson) 127th Legislature John L. Martin (D-Eagle Lake) Pursuant to my authority under House Rule 201.1(I)(a), I have Denise Patricia Harlow (D-Portland) made the following appointments to the various Joint Standing Ralph L. Tucker (D-Brunswick) Committees: Richard H. Campbell (R-Orrington)* Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Andrew Russell Buckland (R-Farmington) Craig V. Hickman, Chair (D-Winthrop) Jeffery P. Hanley (R-Pittston) William F. Noon (D-Sanford) Dustin Michael White (R-Washburn) Robert J. Saucier (D-Presque Isle) Benjamin M. Chipman (I-Portland) Ralph Chapman (D-Brooksville) Health and Human Services Michelle Ann Dunphy (D-Old Town) Drew Gattine, Chair (D-Westbrook) Russell J. Black (R-Wilton)* Peter C. Stuckey (D-Portland) Donald G. Marean (R-Hollis) Matthew J. Peterson (D-Rumford) Carol A. McElwee (R-Caribou) Scott M. Hamann (D-South Portland) Anthony J. Edgecomb (R-Fort Fairfield) Christine S. Burstein (D-Lincolnville) MaryAnne Kinney (R-Knox) Patricia Hymanson (D-York) Appropriations and Financial Affairs Deborah J. Sanderson (R-Chelsea)* Margaret R. Rotundo, Chair (D-Lewiston) Richard S. Malaby (R-Hancock) John L. Martin (D-Eagle Lake) Frances M. Head (R-Bethel) Linda F. Sanborn (D-Gorham) Karen Vachon (R-Scarborough) Aaron M. Frey (D-Bangor) Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Erik C. Jorgensen (D-Portland) Michael A. Shaw, Chair (D-Standish) Gay M. Grant (D-Gardiner) Roland Danny Martin (D-Sinclair) Tom J. Winsor (R-Norway)* Stanley Byron Short, Jr. (D-Pittsfield) Robert W. Nutting (R-Oakland) Robert W. Alley, Sr. (D-Beals) Heather W. Sirocki (R-Scarborough) Dale J. Crafts (R-Lisbon)* Jeffrey L. Timberlake (R-Turner) Stephen J. Wood (R-Sabattus) Roger E. Reed (R-Carmel) Patrick W. Corey (R-Windham) H-23 LEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE, January 7, 2015 Gary L. Hilliard (R-Belgrade) Denise A. Tepler (D-Topsham) Peter A. Lyford (R-Eddington) H. Stedman Seavey (R-Kennebunkport)* Matthew Dana II (Passamaquoddy Tribe) Bruce A. Bickford (R-Auburn) Insurance and Financial Services Paul Chace (R-Durham) Henry E. M. Beck, Chair (D-Waterville) Thomas H. Skolfield (R-Weld) Terry K. Morrison (D-South Portland) Gary E. Sukeforth (U-Appleton) Janice E. Cooper (D-Yarmouth) Transportation Heidi E. Brooks (D-Lewiston) Andrew J. McLean, Chair (D-Gorham) Gina M. Melaragno (D-Auburn) George W. Hogan (D-Old Orchard Beach) Ralph L. Tucker (D-Brunswick) Christine B. Powers (D-Naples) Raymond A. Wallace (R-Dexter)* Arthur C. Verow (D-Brewer) John Joseph Picchiotti (R-Fairfield) Mark E. Bryant (D-Windham) Robert A. Foley (R-Wells) Jared F. Golden (D-Lewiston) Dwayne W. Prescott (R-Waterboro) Wayne R. Parry (R-Arundel)* Judiciary James S. Gillway (R-Searsport) Barry J. Hobbins, Chair (D-Saco) Bradlee Thomas Farrin (R-Norridgewock) Kimberly J. Monaghan (D-Cape Elizabeth) Brian D. Hobart (R-Bowdoinham) Matthew W. Moonen (D-Portland) Veterans and Legal Affairs Joyce McCreight (D-Harpswell) Louis J. Luchini, Chair (D-Ellsworth) Charlotte Warren (D-Hallowell) Thomas R. W. Longstaff (D-Waterville) Stacey K. Guerin (R-Glenburn)* Robert J. Saucier (D-Presque Isle) Roger L. Sherman (R-Hodgdon) John C. Schneck (D-Bangor) Phyllis A. Ginzler (R-Bridgton) Kimberly J. Monaghan (D-Cape Elizabeth) Lloyd C. Herrick (R-Paris) Jared F. Golden (D-Lewiston) Jeffrey Evangelos (U-Friendship) Jonathan L. Kinney (R-Limington)* Wayne T. Mitchell (Penobscot Nation) Beth P. Turner (R-Burlington) Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Kathleen R. J. Dillingham (R-Oxford) Erin D. Herbig, Chair (D-Belfast) Sheldon Mark Hanington (R-Lincoln) Paul E. Gilbert (D-Jay) Henry John Bear (Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians) Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D-Sanford) *Ranking Republican Member Dillon Bates (D-Westbrook) READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. Ryan M. Fecteau (D-Biddeford) _________________________________ Lawrence E. Lockman (R-Amherst)* Susan M. W. Austin (R-Gray) The Following Communication: (H.C. 9) Joel R. Stetkis (R-Canaan) STATE OF MAINE Karleton S. Ward (R-Dedham) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES James J. Campbell, Sr. (I-Newfield) SPEAKER'S OFFICE Marine Resources AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002 Walter A. Kumiega III, Chair (D-Deer Isle) December 23, 2014 Michael G. Devin (D-Newcastle) Honorable Robert B. Hunt Robert W. Alley, Sr. (D-Beals) Clerk of the House Lydia Blume (D-York) 2 State House Station Joyce McCreight (D-Harpswell) Augusta, Maine 04333 Jeffrey K. Pierce (R-Dresden)* Dear Clerk Hunt: Kevin J. Battle (R-South Portland) Pursuant to my authority under Joint Rule 371, I have appointed Stephanie Hawke (R-Boothbay Harbor) the following members to the Government Oversight Committee: David P. Sawicki (R-Auburn) Chuck Kruger, Chair (D-Thomaston) William R. Tuell (R-East Machias) Robert S. Duchesne (D-Hudson) ) State and Local Government Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D-Sanford) ) Roland Danny Martin, Chair (D-Sinclair) Michael D. McClellan (R-Raymond)* ) Mark E. Bryant (D-Windham) Richard H. Campbell (R-Orrington) ) Christopher W. Babbidge (D-Kennebunk) Deborah J. Sanderson (R-Chelsea) ) Elizabeth E. Dickerson (D-Rockland) *Ranking Republican Member Donna R. Doore (D-Augusta) Sincerely, Beth P. Turner (R-Burlington)* S/Mark W. Eves Randall Adam Greenwood (R-Wales) Speaker of the House Richard A. Pickett (R-Dixfield) READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. William R. Tuell (R-East Machias) _________________________________ Jeffrey Evangelos (U-Friendship) Taxation Adam A. Goode, Chair (D-Bangor) Stephen S. Stanley (D-Medway) Matthew W. Moonen (D-Portland) Diane M. Russell (D-Portland) H-24 LEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE, January 7, 2015 The Following Communication: (H.C. 10) Dustin Michael White (R-Washburn) STATE OF MAINE Joel R. Stetkis (R-Canaan) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Anthony J. Edgecomb (R-Fort Fairfield) SPEAKER'S OFFICE Ethics AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002 Louis J. Luchini, Chair (D-Ellsworth) December 23, 2014 Mark E. Bryant (D-Windham) Honorable Robert B. Hunt Kimberly J. Monaghan (D-Cape Elizabeth) Clerk of the House Jeffrey Evangelos (U-Friendship) 2 State House Station James S. Gillway (R-Searsport) Augusta, Maine 04333 Kenneth Wade Fredette (R-Newport) Dear Clerk Hunt: Frances M. Head (R-Bethel) Pursuant to my authority under Joint Rule 354, I have appointed Robert A. Foley (R-Wells) the following members to the Joint Select Committee on Joint Leaves of Absence Rules: Thomas R. W. Longstaff, Chair (D-Waterville) Sara Gideon, Chair (D-Freeport) Ryan M. Fecteau (D-Biddeford) John L. Martin (D-Eagle Lake) ) Teresa S. Pierce (D-Falmouth) Matthew W. Moonen (D-Portland) ) Christine S. Burstein (D-Lincolnville) Roger L. Sherman (R-Hodgdon)* ) Heather W. Sirocki (R-Scarborough) Donald G. Marean (R-Hollis) ) Jeffrey L. Timberlake (R-Turner) *Ranking Republican Member Sheldon Mark Hanington (R-Lincoln) Sincerely, Phyllis A. Ginzler (R-Bridgton) S/Mark W. Eves Rules and Business of the House Speaker of the House The Speaker, Ex Officio READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. Jeff M. McCabe (D-Skowhegan) _________________________________ Kenneth Wade Fredette (R-Newport) Ellie Espling (R-New Gloucester) The Following Communication: (H.C. 20) Sincerely, STATE OF MAINE S/Mark W. Eves HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Speaker of the House SPEAKER'S OFFICE READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002 _________________________________ January 6, 2015 Honorable Robert B. Hunt The Following Communication: (H.C. 11) Clerk of the House STATE OF MAINE 2 State House Station HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Augusta, Maine 04333 SPEAKER'S OFFICE Dear Clerk Hunt: AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002 Pursuant to my authority under House Rule 201.1 (J), I have December 30, 2014 made the following appointments to the Standing Committees of Honorable Robert B. Hunt the House. Clerk of the House Bills in the Second Reading 2 State House Station Andrew J. McLean, Chair (D-Gorham) Augusta, Maine 04333 Scott M. Hamann (D-South Portland) Dear Clerk Hunt: Roberta B. Beavers (D-South Berwick) Pursuant to my authority under Title 7, Chapter 5, §125 of the Lydia Blume (D-York) Maine Revised Statutes, I have appointed Representative Craig Beth P.
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