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JOURNAL AND LEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE, February 18, 2020 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE Room 303, State House SECOND REGULAR SESSION 2 State House Station 12th Legislative Day Augusta, Maine 04333-0002 Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Dear Speaker Gideon: As the Commissioner of the Department of Defense, Veterans The House met according to adjournment and was called and Emergency Management and the Adjutant General of the to order by the Speaker. Maine National Guard, I accept your invitation to address the Prayer by Major Brookes Linde, Maine Army National Joint Session of the 129th Maine Legislature on Tuesday, Guard, Lamoine. February 18th at 11:00 a.m. National Anthem by Staff Sergeant Crystal Ryder, Maine Sincerely, Army National Guard, Augusta. S/Major General Douglas A. Farnham Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner and Adjutant General The Journal of Thursday, February 13, 2020 was read READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. and approved. _________________________________ _________________________________ The Following Communication: (H.C. 336) The following item was taken up out of order by STATE OF MAINE unanimous consent: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTS OF COMMITTEE SPEAKER'S OFFICE Refer to the Committee on Health and Human Services AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002 Pursuant to Public Law February 18, 2020 Representative HYMANSON for the Joint Standing Honorable Robert B. Hunt Committee on Health and Human Services on Bill "An Act Clerk of the House To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To 2 State House Station Study Long-term Care Workforce Issues" Augusta, Maine 04333 (H.P. 1504) (L.D. 2109) Dear Clerk Hunt: Reporting that it be REFERRED to the Committee on Please be advised that pursuant to her authority, Governor HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Public Law Janet T. Mills has nominated the following: 2019, chapter 343, Part BBBBB, section 1. on February 14, 2020 Report was READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill Peter J. Rogers of Yarmouth for appointment as the Director of REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN the Maine Emergency Management Agency. SERVICES. Pursuant to Title 37-B, MRSA §704, this appointment is Sent for concurrence. contingent on the Maine Senate confirmation after review by _________________________________ the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. By unanimous consent, all matters having been acted Sincerely, upon were ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. S/Sara Gideon _________________________________ Speaker of the House READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. At this point, a message came from the Senate borne by _________________________________ Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc of that Body, proposing a Joint Convention of both branches of the Legislature to be held in The Following Communication: (H.C. 339) the Hall of the House at 10:45 in the morning for the purpose of STATE OF MAINE extending to Major General Douglas A. Farnham, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Commissioner of the Department of Defense, Veterans and SPEAKER'S OFFICE Emergency Management, and The Adjutant General of the AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002 Maine National Guard, an invitation to attend the Joint February 14, 2020 Convention and to make such communication as pleases him. The Honorable Robert B. Hunt _________________________________ Clerk of the House 2 State House Station Thereupon the House voted to concur in the proposal for Augusta, Maine 04333 a Joint Convention to be held at 10:45 in the morning and the Dear Clerk Hunt: Speaker appointed Representative MOONEN of Portland to Pursuant to my authority under Title 5 MRSA, §2003, I have convey this message to the Senate. appointed Leticia vanVuuren of Rockland to the Maine Library _________________________________ of Geographic Information Board, effective immediately. Should you have any questions regarding this appointment, COMMUNICATIONS please do not hesitate to contact me. The Following Communication: (H.C. 335) Sincerely, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VETERANS AND S/Sara Gideon EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Speaker of the House 33 STATE HOUSE STATION READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. CAMP CHAMBERLAIN, AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0033 _________________________________ January 17, 2020 The Honorable Sara Gideon Speaker of the House H-1245 JOURNAL AND LEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE, February 18, 2020 The Following Communication: (H.C. 337) The Following Communication: (S.C. 918) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL MAINE SENATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 129th LEGISLATURE QUASI-INDEPENDENT STATE ENTITY REPORT February 13, 2020 FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 Honorable Sara Gideon February 3, 2020 Speaker of the House Honorable Troy D. Jackson 2 State House Station President of the Senate Augusta, Maine 04333-0002 3 State House Station Dear Speaker Gideon: Augusta, Maine 04333 In accordance with 3 MRSA §158 and Joint Rule 506 of the Honorable Sara Gideon 129th Maine Legislature, please be advised that the Senate Speaker of the House today confirmed the following nominations: 2 State House Station Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Education and Augusta, Maine 04333 Cultural Affairs, Kathie M. Leonard of Auburn for appointment, Dear President Jackson and Speaker Gideon: to the Maine Community College System, Board of Trustees. Pursuant to 5 MRSA, Section 12023, please consider this the Upon the recommendation of the Committee on Judiciary, letter of transmittal for the required report from Child Edward David, Esq. of Farmington for appointment, to the Development Services due by February 1, 2020. Maine Human Rights Commission. Please contact me if you have any questions or need Upon the recommendation of the Committee on additional information. Transportation, Jane L. Lincoln of Farmingdale for Thank you. appointment, to the Maine Turnpike Authority, Board of Sincerely, Directors. Roy K. Fowler Best Regards, State Director S/Darek M. Grant State IEU, Child Development Services Secretary of the Senate Maine Department of Education READ and ORDERED PLACED ON FILE. READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED _________________________________ PLACED ON FILE. _________________________________ By unanimous consent, all matters having been acted upon were ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. The Following Communication: (H.C. 338) _________________________________ STATE OF MAINE CLERK'S OFFICE Subsequently, Representative MOONEN of Portland 2 STATE HOUSE STATION reported that he had delivered the message with which he was AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333-0002 charged. February 18, 2020 _________________________________ Honorable Sara Gideon Speaker of the House SPECIAL SENTIMENT CALENDAR 2 State House Station In accordance with House Rule 519 and Joint Rule 213, Augusta, Maine 04333 the following item: Dear Speaker Gideon: Recognizing: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310, the following Joint Standing Roger Hooper, of Lyman, for his 41 years of dedicated Committees have voted unanimously to report the following service to Goodwins Mills Fire-Rescue, including nearly 8 bills out "Ought Not to Pass:" years of service as the first full-time chief, and his service to Education and Cultural Affairs the towns of Dayton and Lyman. We extend our L.D. 882 Resolve, To Require the Examination of the System congratulations and best wishes; of Learning Results (HLS 837) State and Local Government Presented by Representative INGWERSEN of Arundel. L.D. 1973 An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Cosponsored by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York, Municipal Conservation Commissions Representative PRESCOTT of Waterboro. Taxation On OBJECTION of Representative INGWERSEN of L.D. 451 An Act To Repeal the Recently Enacted Changes to Arundel, was REMOVED from the Special Sentiment the Law Governing Tax Lien Foreclosure Calendar. Transportation READ. L.D. 1992 An Act To Broaden Eligibility for Disabled The SPEAKER: The Chair recognizes the Veterans License Plates Representative from Arundel, Representative Ingwersen. L.D. 2030 An Act To Provide an Appeals Process for Representative INGWERSEN: Thank you, Madam Administrative Suspensions of Provisional Driver's Licenses Speaker. Madam Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Sincerely, House, today I stand in recognition of Chief Roger Hooper of S/Robert B. Hunt Lyman. Clerk of House Chief Hooper has given 41 years of dedicated service to READ and with accompanying papers ORDERED the Goodwins Mills Fire and Rescue service. For eight of PLACED ON FILE. those years, Roger served as the first full-time fire chief and _________________________________ during that time he was able to obtain 24/7 coverage at the fire H-1246 JOURNAL AND LEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE, February 18, 2020 station. He was, and still is, president of the York County Fire More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a Chiefs Association. desire for a roll call which was ordered. I thank you on behalf of all constituents and the folks of The SPEAKER: The Chair recognizes the the State of Maine, Roger, for your dedicated service to Representative from Jay, Representative Riley. Dayton, Lyman, and surrounding communities. Representative RILEY: Thank you, Madam Speaker. Subsequently, this Expression of Legislative Sentiment Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, last year, LD 1494 made was PASSED and sent for concurrence. sweeping updates to Maine's renewable portfolio standard. _________________________________ There were a couple of oversights in that bill that creates some confusion and a lack of clarity on some very dry points. This REPORTS OF COMMITTEE bill is intended to correct those. It will in no way, but if we fail Divided Report to pass this, it will leave