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ADJOURNMENTWithout Day.........................................................1706, 2753
AHEARNE, DOUGLAS J. (Representative, Madawaska)Appointments.............................................................1717Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.............53, 64, 65, 66, 67 (2), 68 (2), 69, 70 (2), .............................................150, 171, 199 (2), 201, 202, 215, ................................................291, 294 (3), 377, 452, 1712 (2)
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...........................19, 204, 272, 1781, 1845, 2025
Remarks.......................158, 159, 216, 297, 299, 331, 445, ........................................466, 514, 515, 517, 518 (2), 519 (2), .................................554, 674, 813 (2), 829, 831, 906, 907 (2),..............................................938, 940, 946, 947, 1005, 1009, ......................................1040 (2), 1089, 1141, 1171 (2), 1209, ......................................1220, 1230, 1237, 1238, 1240, 1248, ...........................................1290, 1299, 1369 (2), 1483, 1542, ......................................1575, 1840, 1858, 1888, 1889, 1890, ......................................1939, 1968, 2000, 2002, 2044, 2154, ..............................2156, 2176, 2232, 2344, 2401, 2410, 2411
Speaker Pro Tem...............................................1495-1501
ANDREWS, MARY BLACK (Representative, York)Appointments...................................................1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.........................73, 87, 88, 89, 90, 109, 173, 347Remarks................554, 1036, 1152, 1166, 1226, 1244 (2),
................................................1315, 1578, 1606, 1619, 2020,
.........................2109, 2142 (2), 2179, 2312, 2424, 2569, 2639
APPOINTMENTSGovernor/President/Speaker Appointments
Featherman, Sandra, of BiddefordAppointed Chair of the Commission on the State Ceiling on Tax-exempt Bonds (H.C. 265)............1715
Harter, Idella, of AugustaAppointed member of the Maine Economic Growth Council (H.C. 266)..............................................1715
LaChance, Laurie, of AugustaAppointed member of the Maine Economic Growth Council (H.C. 266)..............................................1715
Piccone, RobertAppointed a member of the Maine Economic Growth Council (H.C. 274)..............................................1725
Miscellaneous AppointmentsLund, William N., of Falmouth
Reappointed as Director of the Office of Consumer Credit Regulation (S.C. 813).................................821Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299)1286
President AppointmentsAmero, Sen. Jane A., of Cumberland
............Appointed member of Special Committee on Legislative Rules (S.P. 34)......................................62
Cassidy, Sen. Vinton E., of WashingtonAppointed member of Gubernatorial Vote Committee(S.P. 42).................................................................63
Daggett, Sen. Beverly C., of KennebecAppointed to inform Hon. Angus King that he has been elected Governor (S.P. 43).....................................80
Ferguson, Sen. Norman K., Jr., of OxfordAppointed member of Gubernatorial Vote Committee(S.P. 42).................................................................63
Goldthwait, Sen. Jill M., of HancockAppointed member of Gubernatorial Vote Committee(S.P. 42).................................................................63
Harriman, Sen. Philip E., of CumberlandAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 173).......................820
Appointed to inform Hon. Angus King that he has been elected Governor (S.P. 43).....................................80
Joint Standing Committees (S.P. 40)........................62Kieffer, Sen. R. Leo, of Aroostook
Appointed member of Gubernatorial Vote Committee(S.P. 42).................................................................63
Kilkelly, Sen. Marge, of LincolnAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 173).......................820
LaFountain, III, Sen. Lloyd P., of YorkAppointed member of Gubernatorial Vote Committee(S.P. 42).................................................................63
Lawrence, President Mark W., of York............Appointed member of Special Committee on Legislative Rules (S.P. 34)......................................62
Mills, Sen. S. Peter, of Somerset............Appointed member of Special Committee on Legislative Rules (S.P. 34)......................................62
Nutting, Sen. John M., of AndroscogginAppointed member of Gubernatorial Vote Committee (S.P. 42).................................................................63
Pendleton, Sen. Peggy A., of CumberlandAppointed to inform Hon. Angus King that he has been elected Governor (S.P. 43).....................................80
Rand, Sen. Anne M., of CumberlandAppointed member of Gubernatorial Vote Committee(S.P. 42).................................................................63Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 173).......................820............Appointed member of Special Committee on Legislative Rules (S.P. 34)......................................62
Treat, Sen. Sharon, of Kennebec............Appointed member of Special Committee on Legislative Rules (S.P. 34)......................................62
Speaker AppointmentsAdams, General Earl, of Pittston
Appointed member of Task Force to Recognize Vietnam Veterans in the Hall of Flags (H.C. 467)2756
Ahearne, Rep. Douglas J., of MadawaskaAppointed member of Task Force to Study the Effect of Government Regulation on Small Businesses (H.C. 267)..........................................................1717
Aho, Patricia, of AugustaAppointed member of Task Force to Reduce the Burdenof Home Heating Cost on Low Income Households(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Andrews, Rep. Mary Black, of YorkAppointed member of Commission to Review Traffic Congestion Along the U.S. Route 1 York Corridor andthe Route 236 Corridor (H.C. 267)......................1716Appointed member of Joint Study Committee to Study Bomb Threats in Maine Schools (H.C. 467).........2757
Averill, Pat, of GlenburnAppointed member of Task Force to Reduce the Burdenof Home Heating Cost on Low Income Households(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Bagley, Rep. Martha A., of MachiasAppointed member of Commission on Performance Budgeting (H.C. 211)..........................................1323Appointed member of Committee of Leaves of Absence (H.C. 54)...............................................................270Appointed member of Maine Fire Protection Services Commission (H.C. 467).......................................2756
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Belanger, Rep. Irvin G., of CaribouAppointed member of Task Force on the Maine Learning Technology Endowment (H.C. 467).....2756
Bernstein, RosalynAppointed member of Commission on the State Ceiling on Tax-exempt Bonds (H.C. 267).......................1717
Berry, Rep. Donald P., Sr., of BelmontAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 172).......................820Appointed member of Task Force to Reduce the Burden of Home Heating Cost on Low Income Households(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Berry, Rep. Randall L., of LivermoreAppointed member of Commission on Performance Budgeting (H.C. 211)..........................................1323Appointed member of Task Force to Reduce the Burden of Home Heating Cost on Low Income Households(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Bisbing, D.O., Dr. SpenceAppointed member of Commission to Propose an Alternative Process for Forensic Examinations for Sexual Assault Victims (H.C. 267)......................1716
Blaisdell, Tom, of West BustonAppointed to the Emergency Response Commission (H.C. 129)............................................................540
Bolduc, JosephAppointed member of Emergency Response Commission(H.C. 267)...........................................................1717
Bonsey, ShannonAppointed member of Commission to Study Childrenin Need of Services (H.C. 267)............................1717
Bornestein, BruceAppointed member of Committee on Sawmill Biomass (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Bouffard, Rep. Gerald N., of LewistonAppointed member of Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices (H.C. 467)................................................2757
Bowles, Rep. David E., of Sanford.............Appointed member of Commission to Study Establishment of Environmental Leadership Program (H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Bragdon, Rep. Tarren R., of BangorAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 172).......................820Appointed member of Task Force to Review the Educational Program and the Governance System of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Brennan, Rep. Michael F., of PortlandAppointed member of Task Force on the Maine Learning Technology Endowment (H.C. 467).....2756Appointed member of Task Force to Review the Educational Program and the Governance System of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Brennan, WilliamAppointed member of the Oil Spill Advisory Committee(H.C. 463)...........................................................2755
Brooks, Rep. Joseph E., of Winterport.....Appointed member of Committee to Address the Recognition of the Tribal Government Representatives of Maine's Native Sovereign Nations in the Legislature (H.C. 267) ..........................................................1716Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Psychiatric Treatment Initiative (H.C. 467).........2757
Bruno, Rep. Joseph, of Raymond
. Appointed member of Commission on Performance Budgeting (H.C. 211)..........................................1323.....Appointed member of Commission to Study Bulk Purchasing of Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Psychiatric Treatment Initiative (H.C. 467).........2757
Bryant, Rep. Bruce S., of DixfieldAppointed member of Commission to Study Equity in the Distribution of Gas Tax Revenues Attributable to Snowmobiles, ATVs and Watercraft (H.C. 467)...2756Appointed member of Commission to Study the Needs and Opportunities Associated with the Production of Salmonid Sport Fish in Maine (H.C. 267)............1715
Buck, Rep. John T., of YarmouthAppointed member of Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices (H.C. 467)................................................2757Appointed member of Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' Benefits(H.C. 267) ..........................................................1716
Bull, Rep. Thomas, of FreeportAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 172).......................820Appointed member of Joint Study Committee to Study Bomb Threats in Maine Schools (H.C. 467).........2757Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Improvement of Public Water Supply Protection (H.C. 267)....................................................................1716
Bumps, Rep. Randall L., of ChinaAppointed member of Task Force on State Office Building Location, Other State Growth-related Capital Investments and Patterns of Development (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Cameron, Rep. Robert A., of RumfordAppointed member of Task Force to Study the Need for an Agricultural Vitality Zone Program (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1717
Carr, Rep. Roderick W., of LincolnAppointed member of Committee to Study Access to Private and Public Lands in Maine (H.C. 467).....2757
Cayer, Gerald, of PortlandAppointed member of Long Term Care Implementation Committee (H.C. 467)........................................2756
Chick, Rep. Howard A., of LebanonAppointed member of Citizens' Advisory Committee to Secure the Future of Maine's Wildlife and Fish (H.C. 267)....................................................................1715
Chizmar, Rep. Nancy L., of LisbonAppointed member of Commission to Study Domestic Violence (H.C. 467)............................................2756
Cianchette, Rep. Peter E., of South PortlandAppointed member of Economic Development Incentive Commission (H.C. 267).......................1717Appointed member of Task Force on State Office Building Location, Other State Growth-related Capital Investments and Patterns of Development (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Clark, Erin, of West Farmington.............Appointed member of Commission to Study Economically and Socially Just Policies for Foreign Investment and Foreign Purchasing by the State (H.C. 467)....................................................................2756
Clark, Rep. Joseph E., of MillinocketAppointed member of Commission to Study Equity in the Distribution of Gas Tax Revenues Attributable to Snowmobiles, ATVs and Watercraft (H.C. 467)...2756
Clough, Rep. Harold A., of ScarboroughAppointed member of Commission to Study Ownership Patterns in Maine (H.C. 467)..............................2756
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Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Effect of Government Regulation on Small Businesses(H.C. 267)...........................................................1717
Coffin, KenAppointed member of Round Table to Study Economic and Labor Issues Relating to Forest Products Industry(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
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Cohen, Dr. JerroldAppointed member of Advisory Committee on Dental Education (H.C. 267)..........................................1716
Collins, Rep. Ronald F., of WellsAppointed member of Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices (H.C. 467)................................................2757.........Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Improvement of Public Water Supply Protection (H.C. 267)....................................................................1716
Colwell, Rep. Patrick, of GardinerAppointed member of Commission to Study Single-sales Factor Apportionment (H.C. 267)..............1716Appointed member of Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices (H.C. 467)................................................2757Appointed member of Multi-state Tax Compact Advisory Committee (H.C. 267)..........................1717Appointed member of State House Complex and the Augusta Mental Health Institute Campus (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1717
Corwin, Joe Anne, of Penobscot.....Appointed member of Task Force on Educational Programming at Juvenile Correctional Facilities (H.C. 467)....................................................................2756
Cote, Michael J.Appointed Sergeant-at-Arms (H.C. 11)...................12
Cowger, Rep. Scott W., of Hallowell.............Appointed member of Commission to Study Establishment of Environmental Leadership Program (H.C. 467)...........................................................2756.........Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Improvement of Public Water Supply Protection (H.C. 267)....................................................................1716Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Operation of and Support for the Board of Environmental Protection(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Cox, KarenAppointed member of Advisory Committee on Dental Education (H.C. 267)..........................................1716
Crawford, Stephen E.Appointed member of the Oil Spill Advisory Committee(H.C. 295)...........................................................1764
Cross, Rep. Ruel P., of Dover-FoxcroftAppointed member of Committee on Sawmill Biomass (H.C. 267)..........................................................1716
Daigle, Rep. Robert A., of Arundel. . . .Appointed member of Mercury Products Advisory Committee (H.C. 467)........................................2757Appointed member of Select Commission to Study State Participation in Funding Cleanup and Remediation of Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Operation of and Support for the Board of Environmental Protection(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716..Appointed member of the Advisory Commission on Radioactive Waste and Decommissioning (H.C. 322)...........................................................................1798
Daniels, Ellie, of Belfast.............Appointed member of Commission to Study Economically and Socially Just Policies for Foreign Investment and Foreign Purchasing by the State (H.C. 467)....................................................................2756
Dauphinee, William of WillimanticAppointed member of Round Table to Study Economic and Labor Issues in Forest Products Industry (H.C. 467)....................................................................2756
Davidson, Rep. Thomas M., of Brunswick
. . .Appointed member of Blue Ribbon Commission to Establish a Comprehensive Internet Policy (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Davies, Hon. Richard S.Appointed member of Maine Governmental Information Network Board (H.C. 267)...............1717
Davis, CharlesAppointed member of Task Force to Study the Effect of Government Regulation on Small Businesses(H.C. 267)...........................................................1717
Desmond, Rep. Mabel J., of MapletonAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 172).......................820Appointed member of Youth in Need of Services Oversight Committee (H.C. 467)........................2756
Dickstein, CarlaAppointed member of Commission to Study Ownership Patterns in Maine (H.C. 467)..............................2756
Dow, Patricia, of Fort KentAppointed member of Long Term Care Implementation Committee (H.C. 467)........................................2756
Dudley, Rep. Benjamin F., of PortlandAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 172).......................820Appointed member of Joint Select Committee to Study the Creation of a Public/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to Health Care for All Maine Citizens(H.C. 467)...........................................................2757
Dugay, Rep. Edward R., of CherryfieldAppointed member of Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' Benefits(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Maine Millennium Commission on Hunger and Food Security (H.C. 267)............1717
Duncan, Rep. Richard H., of Presque IsleAppointed member of Commission to Study Equity in the Distribution of Gas Tax Revenues Attributable to Snowmobiles, ATVs and Watercraft (H.C. 467)...2756
Dunlap, Rep. Matthew, of Old TownAppointed member of Citizens' Advisory Committee to Secure the Future of Maine's Wildlife and Fish (H.C. 267)....................................................................1715
Duplessie, Rep. Robert W., of WestbrookAppointed member of Committee to Establish a Memorial Dedicated to the Civilian Conservation Corps(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Select Commission to Study State Participation in Funding Cleanup and Remediation of Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Task Force to Study Market Power Issues Related to Solid Waste Hauling and Disposal Industry (H.C. 467)...............................2756
Edgecomb, Michael. . .Appointed member of Blue Ribbon Commission to Establish a Comprehensive Internet Policy (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Enoch, Jennifer.....Appointed member of Commission to Propose an Alternative Process for Forensic Examinations for Sexual Assault Victims (H.C. 267)......................1716
Etnier, Rep. David M., of Harpswell.............Appointed member of Commission to Study Establishment of Environmental Leadership Program (H.C. 467)...........................................................2756Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on Joint Rules (H.C. 462).................................................2754Appointed member of Task Force on State Office Building Location, Other State Growth-related Capital
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Investments and Patterns of Development (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Feinstein, JudyAppointed member of Advisory Committee on Dental Education (H.C. 267)..........................................1716
Field, Dr. David, of OronoAppointed member of Round Table to Study Economic and Labor Issues Relating to Forest Products Industry(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Fisher, Rep. Charles D., of BrewerAppointed member of Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices (H.C. 467)................................................2757
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Foster, Rep. Clifton E., of GrayAppointed member of Maine Fire Protection Services Commission (H.C. 467).......................................2756Appointed member of Task Force on State Office Building Location, Other State Growth-related Capital Investments and Patterns of Development (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Fuller, Rep. Elaine, of ManchesterAppointed member of Advisory Committee on Dental Education (H.C. 267)..........................................1716.....Appointed member of Commission to Study Bulk Purchasing of Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716......Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on School Based Health Care Services (H.C. 467)...2757Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Psychiatric Treatment Initiative (H.C. 467).........2757Appointed member of State House Complex and the Augusta Mental Health Institute Campus (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1717
Gagne, Rep. Rosita, of BuckfieldAppointed member of Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' Benefits(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 172).......................820
Gagnon, Rep. Kenneth T., of WatervilleAppointed member of Economic Development Incentive Commission (H.C. 267).......................1717Appointed member of Task Force on State Office Building Location, Other State Growth-related Capital Investments and Patterns of Development (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Gallant, Brenda, of AugustaAppointed member of Long Term Care Implementation Committee (H.C. 467)........................................2756
Gayton, Judith L........Appointed member of Task Force to Review the Educational Program and the Governance System of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Gephart, April Ann, of BangorAppointed member of Youth in Need of Services Oversight Committee (H.C. 467)........................2757
Gilks, James, of BangorAppointed member of Youth in Need of Services Oversight Committee (H.C. 467)........................2757
Girardin, DawnAppointed member of Maine Millennium Commission on Hunger and Food Security (H.C. 267)............1717
Glynn, Rep. Kevin J., of South PortlandAppointed member of Joint Select Committee to Study the Creation of a Public/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to Health Care for All Maine Citizens(H.C. 467)...........................................................2757
Goodwin, Rep. Albion D., of PembrokeAppointed member of Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices (H.C. 467)................................................2757
Gooley, Rep. Walter R., of FarmingtonAppointed member of Committee on Sawmill Biomass(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Gracie, Reginald S., Jr., Ph......Appointed member of Commission to Study Bulk Purchasing of Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Green, Rep. Bonnie, of MonmouthAppointed member of Commission to Study Ownership
Patterns in Maine (H.C. 467)..............................2756Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Need for an Agricultural Vitality Zone Program (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1717
Hafford, Hilton, of AllagashAppointed member of Round Table to Study Economic and Labor Issues Relating to Forest Products Industry(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Hanson, John R.Appointed member of Maine Millennium Commission on Hunger and Food Security (H.C. 267)............1717
Haskell, JulieAppointed member of Business Advisory Commission on Quality Child Care Financing (H.C. 267)........1717
Hatch, Rep. Pamela Henderson, of SkowheganAppointed member of Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' Benefits(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Hobbins, Barry, of SacoAppointed to the State Compensation Commission(H.C. 103).............................................................404
Honey, Rep. Kenneth A., of BoothbayAppointed member of Commission to Study Equity in the Distribution of Gas Tax Revenues Attributable to Snowmobiles, ATVs and Watercraft (H.C. 467)...2756Appointed member of Commission to Study the Needs and Opportunities Associated with the Production of Salmonid Sport Fish in Maine (H.C. 267)............1715
Howard, Eric S.Appointed member of Pollution Prevention Advisory Committee (H.C. 267)........................................1717
Hudson, Steven, of RumfordAppointed member of Task Force to Study Growth Management (H.C. 467).....................................2757
Jabar, Rep. Joseph M., Sr., of WatervilleAppointed member of Special Committee on Legislative Rules (H.P. 35)......................................47
Jacobs, Rep. Patricia T., of TurnerAppointed member of Commission on the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse (H.C. 467).................2757Appointed member of Commission to Encourage Incorporations in Maine (H.C. 267).....................1716
Jancovik, Matthew. . .Appointed member of Blue Ribbon Commission to Establish a Comprehensive Internet Policy (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Joint Select Committee on Gubernatorial Vote.....54Joint Standing Committees (H.P. 34)......................43Jones, Rep. Sumner A., Jr., of Pittsfield
Appointed member of Joint Select Committee to Study the Creation of a Public/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to Health Care for All Maine Citizens(H.C. 467)...........................................................2757
Kane, Rep. Thomas J., of SacoAppointed member of Long Term Care Implementation Committee (H.C. 467)........................................2756...............Appointed member of Task Force to Study Implementation of the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Law (H.C. 467)....................................................2756
Kierstad, MarkAppointed member of Task Force to Study the Effect of Government Regulation on Small Businesses(H.C. 267)...........................................................1717
Kneeland, Rep. Richard, of EastonAppointed a Monitor of the House (H.C. 23)...........79
Laberge, Normand L.Appointed member of the Oil Spill Advisory Committee(H.C. 294)...........................................................1764
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Labrecque, Rep. Janice E., of GorhamAppointed member of Special Committee on Legislative Rules (H.P. 35)......................................47Appointed member of Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' Benefits(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on Joint Rules (H.C. 462).................................................2754
Lajoie, Dennis, of South ParisAppointed member of Task Force to Reduce the Burden of Home Heating Cost on Low Income Households(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
LaVerdiere, Rep. Charles C., of WiltonAppointed member of Committee on Sawmill Biomass(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Committee to Develop Program for Victims of Abuse at the Baxter School for the Deaf(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756Appointed member of Committee to Study Further Decriminalization of the Criminal Laws of Maine(H.C. 467)...........................................................2757Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 172).......................820
Lavesque, DanAppointed member of Committee on Sawmill Biomass(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Lee, Shepard, of WestbrookAppointed member of Commission to Study the Most Effective Method of Providing Retail Rate Reimbursement for Parts and Labor (H.C. 467)..2756
Lemoine, Rep. David G., of Old Orchard Beach.....Appointed member of Commission to Study Bulk Purchasing of Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Task Force to Study Growth Management (H.C. 467).....................................2757
Lemont, Rep. Kenneth F., of Kittery.............Appointed member of Commission to Study Establishment of Environmental Leadership Program (H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Lovett, Rep. Glenys P., of ScarboroughAppointed member of Commission to Study Children in Need of Services (H.C. 267)...............................1717Appointed member of Youth in Need of Services Oversight Committee (H.C. 467)........................2756
MacDougall, Rep. Jay, of North BerwickAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 172).......................820
Madore, Rep. David R., of AugustaAppointed member of Child Care Advisory Council(H.C. 267)...........................................................1717Appointed member of Committee to Study Further Decriminalization of the Criminal Laws of Maine(H.C. 467)...........................................................2757Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on Joint Rules (H.C. 462).................................................2754Appointed member of State House Complex and the Augusta Mental Health Institute Campus (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1717. Appointed to the New England and Eastern Canada Legislative Commission (H.C. 147).......................617
Mailhot, Rep. Richard H., of LewistonAppointed member of Task Force on the Maine Learning Technology Endowment (H.C. 467).....2756
Martin, Rep. John L., of Eagle Lake. . . .Appointed member of Mercury Products Advisory
Committee (H.C. 467)........................................2757Appointed member of Task Force to Study Market Power Issues Related to Solid Waste Hauling and Disposal Industry (H.C. 467)...............................2756Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Operation of and Support for the Board of Environmental Protection(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Marvin, Rep. Jean Ginn, of Cape Elizabeth. . .Appointed member of Blue Ribbon Commission to Establish a Comprehensive Internet Policy (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 172).......................820
Matthews, Rep. Zachary E., of WinslowAppointed member of Business Advisory Commission on Quality Child Care Financing (H.C. 267)........1717.............Appointed member of Commission to Study Economically and Socially Just Policies for Foreign Investment and Foreign Purchasing by the State (H.C. 467)....................................................................2756
Mayo III, Rep. Arthur F., of BathAppointed member of Business Advisory Commission on Quality Child Care Financing (H.C. 267)........1717......Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on School Based Health Care Services (H.C. 467)...2757Appointed member of Joint Select Committee to Study the Creation of a Public/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to Health Care for All Maine Citizens(H.C. 467)...........................................................2757
Mays, James, Ph. D.,. . .Appointed member of Blue Ribbon Commission to Establish a Comprehensive Internet Policy (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
McAlevey, Rep. Michael J., of WaterboroAppointed as member of Special Committee on Legislative Rules (H.P. 35)......................................47Appointed member of Commission to Study Domestic Violence (H.C. 467)............................................2756Appointed member of Maine Criminal Justice Commission (H.C. 267).......................................1717
McDonough, Rep. John F., of PortlandAppointed member of Joint Study Committee to Study Bomb Threats in Maine Schools (H.C. 467).........2757
McGlocklin, Rep. Monica, of EmbdenAppointed member of Committee on Sawmill Biomass(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Committee to Study Access to Private and Public Lands in Maine (H.C. 467).....2757
McKee, Rep. Linda Rogers, of Wayne.............Appointed member of Commission to Study Establishment of Environmental Leadership Program (H.C. 467)...........................................................2756Appointed member of Select Commission to Study State Participation in Funding Cleanup and Remediation of Uncontrolled Hazardous Substance (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
McKenney, Rep. Terrence P., of CumberlandAppointed member of Commission to Study the Most Effective Method of Providing Retail Rate Reimbursement for Parts and Labor (H.C. 467)..2756Appointed member of Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices (H.C. 467)................................................2757
McNeil, MichaelAppointed member of Commission on the State Ceiling on Tax-exempt Bonds (H.C. 267).......................1717
Merchant, Roger, of Dover-FoxcroftAppointed member of Round Table to Study Economic and Labor Issues Relating to Forest Products Industry(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
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APPOINTMENTS (Con't)Speaker Appointments (Con't)
Mitchell, Rep. Charles E., of VassalboroAppointed member of Capital Riverfront Improvement District Governing Board (H.C. 267)...................1716Appointed member of Commission to Encourage Incorporations in Maine (H.C. 267).....................1716Appointed member of Committee to Study Further Decriminalization of the Criminal Laws of Maine (H.C. 467)...........................................................2757
Murphy, Rep. Eleanor M., of BerwickAppointed member of Commission to Study Single-sales Factor Apportionment (H.C. 267)..............1717Appointed member of Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices (H.C. 467)................................................2757Appointed member of Multi-state Tax Compact Advisory Committee (H.C. 267)..........................1717
Muse, Rep. Christopher T., of South Portland.......Appointed member of Commission to Study the Enhancement of Fire Protection Services throughout the State(H.C. 267)...........................................................1717Appointed member of Maine Fire Protection Services Commission (H.C. 467).......................................2756
Nadeau, GloriaAppointed member of Advisory Committee on Dental Education (H.C. 267)..........................................1716
Nass, Rep. Richard A., of ActonAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer Problem (H.C. 172).......................820Appointed member of Long Term Care Implementation Committee (H.C. 467)........................................2756
Nelson, Thomas, of SanfordAppointed member of Task Force to Reduce the Burden of Home Heating Cost on Low Income Households(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Nichols, Helen, of Belfast.....Appointed member of Task Force on Educational Programming at Juvenile Correctional Facilities (H.C. 467)....................................................................2756
Norbert, Rep. William S., of Portland.....Appointed member of Commission to Propose an Alternative Process for Forensic Examinations for Sexual Assault Victims (H.C. 267)......................1716
Nutting, Rep. Robert W., of OaklandAppointed member of Joint Select Committee to Study the Creation of a Public/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to Health Care for All Maine Citizens(H.C. 467)...........................................................2757
O'Brien, Rep. Julie Ann, of Augusta.......Appointed member of Commission to Study the Enhancement of Fire Protection Services throughout the State(H.C. 267)...........................................................1717Appointed member of Council on Children and Families and to ensure the Continuation of the Governor's Children's Cabinet (H.C. 467).............................2757
O'Brien, Rep. Lillian LaFontaine, of LewistonAppointed member of Council on Children and Families and to ensure the Continuation of the Governor's Children's Cabinet (H.C. 467).............................2757. Appointed member of Joint Standing Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs (H.C. 146)..................617
O'Neal, Rep. Gary L., of LimestoneAppointed member of Committee on Sawmill Biomass(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
O'Neil, Rep. Christopher P., of SacoAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on Joint Rules (H.C. 462).................................................2754Appointed member of Joint Select Committee to Study
the Creation of a Public/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to Health Care for All Maine Citizens (H.C. 467)...........................................................2757Appointed to the Saco River Corridor Commission(H.C. 128).............................................................540
Parker, LeeAppointed member of Business Advisory Commission on Quality Child Care Financing (H.C. 267)........1717
Pattenaude, ThomasAppointed member of Advisory Committee on Dental Education (H.C. 364)..........................................1931
Peavey, Rep. Judith B., of WoolwichAppointed member of Advisory Committee on Dental Education (H.C. 267)..........................................1716Appointed member of Commission on the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse (H.C. 467).................2757Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on the Psychiatric Treatment Initiative (H.C. 467).........2757
Perkins, Rep. Royce W., of Penobscot.............Appointed member of Commission to Study Economically and Socially Just Policies for Foreign Investment and Foreign Purchasing by the State (H.C. 467)....................................................................2756
Perry, Rep. Joseph C., of BangorAppointed member of Joint Select Committee to Study the Creation of a Public/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to Health Care for All Maine Citizens(H.C. 467)...........................................................2757
Pieh, Rep. Wendy, of BremenAppointed member of the Board of Agriculture(H.C. 35)...............................................................198
Pike, Jo-AnnAppointed member of Maine Millennium Commission on Hunger and Food Security (H.C. 267)............1717
Pohlmann, LisaAppointed member of Commission to Study Ownership Patterns in Maine (H.C. 467)..............................2756
Post, BonnieAppointed member of Advisory Committee on Dental Education (H.C. 267)..........................................1716
Povich, Rep. Edward, of EllsworthAppointed member of Maine Criminal Justice Commission (H.C. 267).......................................1717...............Appointed member of Task Force to Study Implementation of the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Law (H.C. 467)....................................................2756
Powers, Rep. Judith A., of Rockport.....Appointed member of Substance Abuse Services Commission (H.C. 467).......................................2756
Quint, Rep. Michael W., of PortlandAppointed member of Commission to Study Children in Need of Services (H.C. 267)...............................1717Appointed member of Maine Millennium Commission on Hunger and Food Security (H.C. 267)............1717Appointed member of Youth in Need of Services Oversight Committee (H.C. 467)........................2756Appointed to the Maine Children's Trust Fund(H.C. 127).............................................................539
Richard, Rep. Shirley K., of Madison.....Appointed member of Task Force on Educational Programming at Juvenile Correctional Facilities (H.C. 467)....................................................................2756.........Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Implementation of Alternative Programs and Interventions for Violent and Chronically Disruptive Students (H.C. 267)............................................1716
Richardson, Rep. John G., of BrunswickAppointed member of Joint Select Committee to Study the Creation of a Public/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to Health Care for All Maine Citizens(H.C. 467)...........................................................2757
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APPOINTMENTS (Con't)Speaker Appointments (Con't)
Rolde, Neil of YorkAppointed member of Task Force on the Maine Learning Technology Endowment (H.C. 467).....2756
Rosen, Rep. Richard W., of BucksportAppointed member of Commission to Encourage Incorporations in Maine (H.C. 267).....................1716
Rowe, Rep. G. Steven, of PortlandAppointed as member of Special Committee on Legislative Rules (H.P. 35)......................................47
Rowe, RobertAppointed member of Commission to Study Children in Need of Services (H.C. 267)...............................1717
Samson, Rep. Roland B., of JayAppointed member of Round Table to Study Economic and Labor Issues Relating to Forest Products Industry (H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Sanborn, Rep. Laura J., of AltonAppointed member of Commission on the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse (H.C. 467).................2757Appointed member of Task Force on State Office Building Location, Other State Growth-related Capital Investments and Patterns of Development (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Savage, Rep. Christine R., of Union.....Appointed member of Commission to Study Bulk Purchasing of Prescription Drugs and Medical Supplies (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Savage, Rep. William R., of BuxtonAppointed member of Citizens' Advisory Committee to Secure the Future of Maine's Wildlife and Fish (H.C. 267)....................................................................1715Appointed member of Commission to Study Domestic Violence (H.C. 467)............................................2756Appointed member of Committee on Sawmill Biomass(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Saxl, Rep. Jane W., of BangorAppointed member of Joint Select Committee to Study the Creation of a Public/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to Health Care for All Maine Citizens (H.C. 467)...........................................................2757
Saxl, Rep. Michael V., of PortlandAppointed member of Joint Select Committee on Joint Rules (H.C. 462).................................................2754. Appointed member of Joint Standing Committee on Business and Economic Development (H.C. 464)2755. Appointed member of Joint Standing Committee on Business and Economic Development (H.C. 465)2755
Schneider, Rep. William J., of Durham.....Appointed member of Committee to Address the Recognition of the Tribal Government Representatives of Maine's Native Sovereign Nations in the Legislature (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Committee to Develop Program for Victims of Abuse at the Baxter School for the Deaf(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756...............Appointed member of Task Force to Study Implementation of the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Law (H.C. 467)....................................................2756
Senatore, Rose AlmaAppointed member of Children's Mental Health Oversight Committee (H.C. 267)........................1717
Sewall, David, of Old TownAppointed member of Task Force to Study Growth Management (H.C. 467).....................................2757
Sherman, Rep. Roger L., of Hodgdon.....Appointed member of Commission to Propose an Alternative Process for Forensic Examinations for Sexual Assault Victims (H.C. 267)......................1716Appointed member of Council on Children and Families
and to ensure the Continuation of the Governor's Children's Cabinet (H.C. 467).............................2757
Shiah, Rep. David C., of BowdoinhamAppointed member of the Joint Standing Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs (H.C. 106)..................425
Shields, Rep. Thomas F., of Auburn...............Appointed member of Task Force to Study Implementation of the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Law (H.C. 467)....................................................2756
Shorey, Rep. Kevin L., of CalaisAppointed member of Commission to Study Single-sales Factor Apportionment (H.C. 267)..............1717
Sirois, Rep. Rosaire J., of CaribouAppointed Chair of the Committee on Leaves of Absence(H.C. 54)...............................................................270
Snowe-Mello, Rep. Lois A., of PolandAppointed member of Maine Millennium Commission on Hunger and Food Security (H.C. 267)............1717...............Appointed member of Task Force to Study Implementation of the Marijuana for Medical Purposes Law (H.C. 467)....................................................2756
Soucy, Clarence, of Eagle LakeAppointed member of Youth in Need of Services Oversight Committee (H.C. 467)........................2757
Standing Committees of the House (H.C. 28).....129Stanley, Rep. Stephen S., of Medway
Appointed member of Commission to Study Single-sales Factor Apportionment (H.C. 267)..............1717Appointed member of Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices (H.C. 467)................................................2757
Stedman, Rep. Vaughn A., of HartlandAppointed member of Joint Study Committee to Study Bomb Threats in Maine Schools (H.C. 467).........2757
Sullivan, Rep. Nancy B., of Biddeford......Appointed member of Joint Select Committee on School Based Health Care Services (H.C. 467)...2757Appointed member of Joint Select Committee to Study the Creation of a Public/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to Health Care for All Maine Citizens (H.C. 467)...........................................................2757
Sutton, Sally. . .Appointed member of Blue Ribbon Commission to Establish a Comprehensive Internet Policy (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Tarpinian, Michael, of PortlandAppointed member of Youth in Need of Services Oversight Committee (H.C. 467)........................2757
Tenney, IlonaAppointed member of Commission to Study Ownership Patterns in Maine (H.C. 467)..............................2756
Thompson, Rep. Richard H., of NaplesAppointed member of Special Committee on Legislative Rules (H.P. 35)......................................47.....Appointed member of Committee to Address the Recognition of the Tribal Government Representatives of Maine's Native Sovereign Nations in the Legislature (H.C. 267)...........................................................1716Appointed member of Committee to Develop Program for Victims of Abuse at the Baxter School for the Deaf(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756Appointed member of Maine Criminal Justice Commission (H.C. 267).......................................1717.......Appointed member of Task Force to Review the Educational Program and the Governance System of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Thurston, Ancyl, of ChelseaAppointed member of Round Table to Study Economic and Labor Issues Relating to Forest Products Industry(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
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APPOINTMENTS (Con't)Speaker Appointments (Con't)
Tobin, Rep. David L., of WindhamAppointed member of Task Force to Study Growth Management (H.C. 467).....................................2757Appointed member of Task Force to Study Market Power Issues Related to Solid Waste Hauling and Disposal Industry (H.C. 467)...............................2756Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Operation of and Support for the Board of Environmental Protection(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Tobin, Rep. James H., Jr., of Dexter.........Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Implementation of Alternative Programs and Interventions for Violent and Chronically Disruptive Students (H.C. 267)............................................1716
Townsend, Rep. Elizabeth, of PortlandAppointed member of Child Care Advisory Council(H.C. 267)...........................................................1717
Trahan, Rep. A. David, of WaldoboroAppointed member of Round Table to Study Economic and Labor Issues Relating to Forest Products Industry(H.C. 467)...........................................................2756
Treadwell, Rep. Russell P., of CarmelAppointed member of Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' Benefits(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Tripp, Rep. Verdi L., of TopshamAppointed member of Commission to Encourage Incorporations in Maine (H.C. 267).....................1716
Tuttle, Jr., Rep. John L., of SanfordAppointed a Monitor of the House (H.C. 23)...........79Appointed member of Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' Benefits(H.C. 267)...........................................................1716
Usher, Rep. Ronald E., of WestbrookAppointed member of Commission to Study the Most Effective Method of Providing Retail Rate Reimbursement for Parts and Labor (H.C. 467)..2756Appointed member of Task Force on State Office Building Location, Other State Growth-related Capital Investments and Patterns of Development (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Volenik, Rep. Paul, of BrooklinAppointed member of Committee to Study Access to Private and Public Lands in Maine (H.C. 467).....2757Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Need for an Agricultural Vitality Zone Program (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1717
Waterhouse, Rep. G. Paul, of BridgtonAppointed member of Commission to Encourage Incorporations in Maine (H.C. 267).....................1716
Watson, Rep. Elizabeth, of FarmingdaleAppointed member of Commission to Study Children in Need of Services (H.C. 267)...............................1717.......Appointed member of Committee to Advise the Department of Human Services on AIDS (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1717Appointed member of Council on Children and Families and to ensure the Continuation of the Governor's Children's Cabinet (H.C. 467).............................2757Appointed member of Task Force to Review the Educational Program and the Governance System of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716Appointed to the Advisory Committee on HIV
(H.C. 104).............................................................404Weston, Rep. Carol, of Montville
.....Appointed member of Task Force on Educational Programming at Juvenile Correctional Facilities (H.C. 467)....................................................................2756Appointed member of Task Force on State Office Building Location, Other State Growth-related Capital Investments and Patterns of Development (H.C. 267)...........................................................................1716
Wheeler, Rep. Edgar, of BridgewaterAppointed member of Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices (H.C. 467)................................................2757
Wheeler, Rep. Gary J., of EliotAppointed member of Commission to Review Traffic Congestion Along the U.S. Route 1 York Corridor and the Route 236 Corridor (H.C. 267)......................1716Appointed member of Commission to Study Equity in the Distribution of Gas Tax Revenues Attributable to Snowmobiles, ATVs and Watercraft (H.C. 467)...2756
Williams, Rep. Daniel B., of Orono.........Appointed member of Task Force to Study the Implementation of Alternative Programs and Interventions for Violent and Chronically Disruptive Students (H.C. 267)............................................1716
Wincov, Dr. Herb, of East BoothbayAppointed member of Youth in Need of Services Oversight Committee (H.C. 467)........................2757
Speaker/President AppointmentsCathcart, Sen. Mary, of Penobscot
Appointed Co-Chair of Children's Mental Health Oversight Committee (H.C. 269)........................1718
Cummings, John, Jr.,....Appointed member of Committee to Examine the Adequacy of Services at the Togus Veterans Administration Medical Center (H.C. 268)..........1717
Demeritt, Daniel....Appointed member of Committee to Examine the Adequacy of Services at the Togus Veterans Administration Medical Center (H.C. 268)..........1717
Duplessie, Rep. Robert W., of WestbrookAppointed Chair of Committee to Establish a Memorial Dedicated to the Civilian Conservation Corps(H.C. 269)...........................................................1718
Goldthwait, Sen. Jill M., of HancockAppointed member of Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Legislative Committee (H.C. 269). .1718
Jordan, WilliamAppointed member of Task Force to Study the Need for an Agricultural Vitality Zone Program (H.C. 269)...........................................................................1718
Kontos, Sen. Carol A., of CumberlandAppointed member of Maine Science and Technology Foundation Board of Directors (H.C. 269)...........1718
Libby, RusselAppointed member of Task Force to Study the Need for an Agricultural Vitality Zone Program (H.C. 269)...........................................................................1718
McLaughlin, John....Appointed member of Committee to Examine the Adequacy of Services at the Togus Veterans Administration Medical Center (H.C. 268)..........1717
O'Neal, Rep. Gary L., of LimestoneAppointed member of Maine Science and Technology Foundation Board of Directors (H.C. 269)...........1718
Piotti, JohnAppointed member of Task Force to Study the Need for an Agricultural Vitality Zone Program (H.C. 269)...........................................................................1718
Pointras, RonaldAppointed member of Task Force to Study the Need for an Agricultural Vitality Zone Program (H.C. 269)
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...........................................................................1718Ripley, John
....Appointed member of Committee to Examine the Adequacy of Services at the Togus Veterans Administration Medical Center (H.C. 268)..........1717
Soares, Frank....Appointed member of Committee to Examine the Adequacy of Services at the Togus Veterans Administration Medical Center (H.C. 268)..........1717
BAGLEY, MARTHA A. (Representative, Machias)Appointments...........................................270, 1323, 2756Committee Appointments.......................................44 (2)Leaves of Absence.......................................................329Legislative Documents
Sponsor...........................64, 65, 73, 122, 150, 328, 1727Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.....................................................................1787Remarks.........278, 573, 719, 984, 1080, 1634, 1787, 2401
BAKER, CHRISTINA L. (Representative, Bangor)Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................164Legislative Documents
Sponsor....................42, 65 (2), 67, 68, 71, 123, 147 (2), ............................................149, 157, 292, 346, 378, 428, 562
Remarks.......................302, 433, 487, 589, 646, 781, 955, ......................................1076, 1098, 1210, 1258, 1534, 1539, ......................................1676, 1851, 2082, 2262, 2314, 2413, ........................................2427, 2428, 2519, 2569, 2590, 2646
BELANGER, IRVIN G. (Representative, Caribou)Appointments.............................................................2756Committee Appointments.......................................44, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor...................................................81, 182 (2), 211Remarks.....................25, 547, 738, 888, 951, 1141, 1314,
......................................1352, 1455, 1681, 1899, 2107, 2165,
..................................................2176, 2217, 2423, 2506, 2575Vote, Absent...............................................................2165
BERRY, DONALD P., SR. (Representative, Belmont)Appointments.....................................................820, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................45Legislative Documents
Sponsor.................................86, 136, 152, 184, 203, 225Remarks.......................297, 367, 515, 517, 518, 853, 912,
........................................986, 1133, 1254, 1303 (2), 1365 (2),
......................................1501, 2010, 2026, 2038, 2040, 2118,
............................................................2302, 2350, 2443, 2519
BERRY, RANDALL L. (Representative, Livermore)Appointments...................................................1323, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor...........124, 125, 174, 183, 211, 348, 1720, 1768Remarks...................4, 141, 240, 334, 424, 461, 923, 927,
........................................994, 1016, 1034, 1195, 1196, 1613,
...........................................1626 (2), 1635, 1637, 1675, 1790,
...........................................1848 (2), 1851, 1869, 1901, 1904,
...........................................2063, 2079, 2082, 2106 (2), 2129,
............................................................2151, 2266, 2284, 2617Speaker Pro Tem...............................................1402-1406
BOLDUC, BRIAN (Representative, Auburn)Committee Appointments.............................................43Leaves of Absence.....................................................2733Legislative Documents
Sponsor.........52, 64, 66, 67, 86, 213, 214, 291, 366, 522Remarks...................................535, 994, 1688, 2490, 2564
BOUFFARD, GERALD N. (Representative, Lewiston)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................215Legislative Documents
Sponsor.........................................................71, 147, 173Remarks.......................142, 231, 408, 429, 441, 525, 568,
..........................................593, 600, 603, 679, 680, 702, 909,
..........................................912, 935, 1015, 1166, 1169, 1217,
...........................................1313 (2), 1515, 1521, 1575, 1580,
...........................................1600, 1809 (2), 1826, 1827, 1875,
.............................................1895, 1989, 2121, 2284, 2303 (2)Vote, Absent.......................................................702, 1169
BOWLES, DAVID E. (Representative, Sanford)Appointments.............................................................2756Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......................................................................199Remarks...................360, 444, 943, 1073, 1074, 1144 (2),
......................................1218, 1318, 1320, 1321, 1354, 1792,
...........................................2004, 2343, 2428, 2429, 2491 (3),
......................................................................2549, 2583, 2671Vote, Absent...............................................................2004
BRAGDON, TARREN R. (Representative, Bangor)Appointments.....................................................820, 1716Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence...........................................1911, 2387Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............125, 162, 212, 213, 214, 224, 225, 226Remarks...................391, 659, 730, 1195, 1207, 1257 (2),
...........................................1435, 1437, 1438 (2), 1439, 1478,
......................................1565, 2084, 2147, 2154, 2241, 2431,
......................................................................2459, 2537, 2723
BRENNAN, MICHAEL F. (Representative, Portland)Appointments...................................................1716, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................................1045Legislative Documents
Sponsor................42, 76 (2), 77, 82, 124, 148, 162, 210, .....................................211, 236, 249 (2), 292, 405, 522, 606, .........................................................759, 1711 (2), 1727, 1893
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.................................357, 843, 1188, 1775, 1894
Remarks.......................324, 357, 437, 489, 552, 629, 888, ......................................911, 949, 950, 975, 979, 1072, 1149, ......................................1190, 1226, 1242, 1400, 1446, 1509, ...........................................1671, 1672, 1674, 1680 (2), 1682, ......................................1926, 1927, 1976, 2064, 2065, 2093, .................................2108, 2110, 2136, 2139, 2140, 2146 (2), ............................................... 2180, 2217, 2218, 2230, 2252, ......................................2313 (2), 2347, 2422, 2426, 2428 (2), ......................................2429, 2511, 2520, 2526, 2569, 2589, ........................................2590, 2635, 2651, 2713, 2736, 2747
Speaker Pro Tem...............................................1514-1521
BROOKS, JOSEPH E. (Representative, Winterport)Appointments...................................................1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................329Legislative Documents
Sponsor..................42, 64, 65 (2), 66 (3), 68, 69, 70, 71, ................................118, 123, 127, 169, 200, 616, 1709, 1720
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.............................................72, 540, 2437, 2674
Remarks...................10, 142, 386, 392, 411, 534 (2), 608, ..........................................647, 649, 659, 726, 730, 898, 901, .....................................944, 956, 1073 (2), 1195, 1217, 1226, ......................................1264, 1309, 1430, 1434, 1436, 1437,
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...........................................1439, 1557 (2), 1636, 1653, 1864,
..............................1983, 2155, 2365, 2459, 2485, 2647, 2658Vote, Absent.................................................................944
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BRUNO, JOSEPH (Representative, Raymond)Appointments.........................................1323, 1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................43Leaves of Absence.......................................................164Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............53, 81, 172, 271, 272, 366, 1720, 1731Remarks.................387, 434, 477, 536 (2), 765, 870, 873,
......................................1062, 1185, 1186, 1379, 1588, 1598,
......................................1685, 1850, 1933, 2064, 2078, 2083,
......................................2238, 2313, 2448, 2538, 2539, 2618,
............................................................2621, 2623, 2727, 2738
BRYANT, BRUCE S. (Representative, Dixfield)Appointments...................................................1715, 2756Committee Appointments.......................................44, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................................53, 137, 501, 1747Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.......................................................................381Remarks.....................265, 382, 572, 925, 964, 993, 1126,
.................................1385, 1389, 1396, 1453, 1523, 1602 (2),
................................................1773, 1921, 2046, 2225, 2360,
..............................2361, 2442, 2534, 2553, 2583, 2590, 2601
BUCK, JOHN T. (Representative, Yarmouth)Appointments...................................................1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................................2168Legislative Documents
Sponsor..........................84, 86 (3), 89, 90, 263, 329, 348Remarks..................10, 153, 305, 339, 386, 515, 578, 671,
......................................... 675, 677, 691, 731, 738, 845, 847,
..........................................899 (2), 901, 1103 (2), 1133, 1200,
......................................1337, 1363, 1396, 1424, 1449, 1460,
...........................................1470, 1516, 1539, 1584 (2), 1617,
......................................1638, 1661, 1848, 1963, 2042, 2287,
...........................................2343, 2392 (2), 2394, 2476, 2477,
..................................2481, 2548, 2552, 2583, 2614, 2667 (2),
................................................................ 2722 (2), 2728, 2750
BULL, THOMAS (Representative, Freeport)Appointments...........................................820, 1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor..................80, 123, 138, 150, 223, 233, 235 (2), ............................................................................236, 291, 501
Remarks....................415, 704, 736, 763 (2), 766 (2), 900, ........................................940, 1095, 1132, 1149, 1160, 1232, ...........................................1239, 1303, 1332, 1342 (2), 1345, ...........................................1405, 1439 (2), 1507, 1535, 1615, ....................1781, 2068 (2), 2107, 2184, 2244, 2289, 2340 (2)
Speaker Pro Tem...............................................2550-2552
BUMPS, RANDALL L. (Representative, China)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.............................................607, 1252Legislative Documents
Sponsor.............122, 262, 346, 347, 377, 379, 427, 1971Remarks.................11, 468, 674, 792, 812, 906 (2), 1005,
......................................1089, 1143, 1209, 1210, 1228, 1254,
......................................1290, 1446, 1483, 1541, 1543, 1623,
......................................1888, 2003, 2041, 2045, 2175, 2177,
.................................................................2402, 2403 (2), 2405
CAMERON, ROBERT A. (Representative, Rumford)Appointments.............................................................1717Committee Appointments.......................................44, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor......................76 (2), 77, 83, 109, 118, 122, 127, ...............................149, 163, 170, 171, 173, 183, 294 (2), 377
Remarks.......................164, 335, 395, 441, 460, 603, 678, ..........................................760 (2), 766, 810 (2), 848, 919 (2), .............................................969, 1031, 1071, 1129 (2), 1158, ...........................................1216, 1334, 1345 (2), 1346, 1351, ......................................1385, 1386 (2), 1434 (3), 1447, 1501, ...........................................1517, 1603 (2), 1754, 1809, 1866, ...........................................1873, 1915 (2), 1916, 2032, 2033, ...........................................2122, 2126 (2), 2151, 2152, 2163, ......................................2206, 2209, 2221, 2341, 2399, 2474, .................................................................2480, 2494, 2600 (4)
CAMPBELL, RICHARD H. (Representative, Holden)Leaves of Absence.....................................................1843Legislative Documents
Sponsor...................81, 85, 86, 109, 127, 150, 199, 200, ..........................................201, 225, 250, 251, 292, 293, 346, .....................................378, 1712 (2), 1713, 1732, 1838, 1893
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.....................................................................1751
Remarks....................516 (2), 517 (2), 653, 798, 826, 888, .............................................890, 1003, 1040 (2), 1149, 1206, ......................................1400, 1620, 1751, 1754, 1808, 1827, ......................................1934, 2012, 2203, 2265, 2397, 2478, ......................................................................2559, 2566, 2746
Vote, Absent.................................................................653
CARR, RODERICK W. (Representative, Lincoln)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor...........................................77 (2), 88, 452, 1709Remarks.......................423, 487, 504, 660, 709, 762, 763,
...............................764, 817, 844, 847, 874 (2), 987, 1004 (2),
................................................1034, 1142, 1181, 1235, 1278,
...........................................1350, 1488, 1507, 1561, 1627 (3),
......................................1647, 1897, 1930, 1945, 1980, 1981,
......................................2020, 2101, 2161, 2198, 2222, 2312,
......................................................................2445, 2495, 2731Vote, Absent...............................................................1930
CEREMONIESAdjournment Sine Die
1st Regular Session...................................................17062nd Regular Session..................................................2753
Ceremony of Lights....................................................2743Opening Day
1st Regular Session.........................................................12nd Regular Session..................................................1707
Speaker Pro Tem Awards..........................................2743
CHICK, HOWARD A. (Representative, Lebanon)Appointments.............................................................1715Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................428Legislative Documents
Sponsor..........................84 (3), 146, 347, 562, 636, 1709Remarks.......................462, 470, 480, 504, 516, 547, 568,
..........................................569, 572, 640, 682, 764, 806, 813,
..........................................890, 969, 1092, 1144, 1152, 1153,
...........................................1309, 1332 (2), 1418, 1419, 1437,
......................................1506, 1581, 1670, 1691, 1792, 1810,
......................................1836, 1842, 1844, 1866, 1879, 1889,
......................................1924, 1957, 2008, 2012, 2031, 2221,
......................................2231, 2274, 2321, 2326, 2362, 2411,
......................................2453, 2495, 2501, 2539, 2640, 2652, CHICK, HOWARD A. (Representative, Lebanon) (Con't) Remarks (Con't).....................................2668, 2672, 2709
Vote, Absent.................................1810, 1879, 2453, 2672
CHIZMAR, NANCY L. (Representative, Lisbon)Appointments.............................................................2756
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Committee Appointments.......................................44 (2)Leaves of Absence.....................................................1574Legislative Documents
Sponsor.............................................149, 203, 347, 1731Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.........................................................................20Remarks...................649, 650, 788, 1018, 1148 (2), 1153,
......................................1154, 1156, 1159, 1162, 1199, 1201,
...........................................1225 (3), 1315, 1328, 1334, 1337,
......................................1338, 1387, 1418, 1441, 1449, 2035,
................................................................................2069, 2709
CIANCHETTE, PETER E. (Representative, South Portland)Appointments...................................................1716, 1717Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................................1975Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......................................182, 224, 319, 346, 501Remarks.....................675, 1458, 1462, 1465, 1609, 1778,
...................................2341, 2396, 2400, 2542, 2545, 2554 (2)
CLARK, JOSEPH E. (Representative, Millinocket)Appointments.............................................................2756Committee Appointments.......................................44 (2)Leaves of Absence.......................................................215Legislative Documents
Sponsor....................64, 66, 68, 71 (2), 84, 146, 148 (2), ....................................................150, 167, 169, 182, 201, 290
Remarks.......................252, 264, 399, 571, 573, 611, 704, .....................................711, 712, 762, 764, 766, 805 (2), 944, ......................................1047, 1051, 1079, 1091, 1122, 1125, ...........................................1161, 1308, 1565, 1678, 1917 (2), ......................................1923, 2059 (2), 2118, 2215 (2), 2220, ...........................................2274, 2275, 2283 (2), 2329, 2338, .................................2356, 2359, 2399, 2486, 2487, 2498 (2), ............................................... 2564, 2581 (2), 2598 (2), 2601, ...........................................................................2627 (2), 2749
Speaker Pro Tem............................1018-1023, 2529-2535Vote, Absent.................................................................944
CLOUGH, HAROLD A. (Representative, Scarborough)Appointments...................................................1717, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................................225, 226, 227, 271Remarks..................92, 240, 360, 535, 564, 572, 671, 672,
.......................................... 676, 737, 850, 940, 992 (2), 1133,
......................................1217, 1367 (2), 1394, 1420, 1437 (2),
......................................1464, 1475, 1476, 1525, 1558, 1603,
......................................2043, 2075, 2381, 2392, 2429, 2433,
......................................................................2472, 2490, 2551Vote, Absent...............................................................2433
COLLINS, RONALD F. (Representative, Wells)Appointments...................................................1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................45Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......................................................................452Remarks.....................678, 1517, 1808, 1875, 2034, 2138,
......................................................................2139, 2229, 2230
COLWELL, PATRICK (Representative, Gardiner)Appointments....................................1716, 1717 (2), 2757Committee Appointments.......................................44, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor......................70, 80 (2), 87, 128, 147, 152, 169, ........................................172, 202, 292, 319, 587, 1727, 1733
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.........................................604, 1315, 1375, 2260
Remarks..................11, 237, 334, 439, 478, 480, 546, 657,....................................... 672 (2), 677 (2), 689, 784, 845, 846, .......................................848, 853, 957, 1035, 1038, 1115 (2), ...........................................1117, 1173, 1183, 1336, 1393 (2), ......................................1419, 1435, 1459, 1461, 1503, 1579, ......................................1685, 1934, 2011, 2040, 2084, 2253, ......................................2277, 2323, 2340, 2358, 2378, 2395, ..................................................2462, 2544, 2546, 2554, 2727
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCECommittee of Conference Reports
(L.D. 30)....................................................................1135(L.D. 339)..................................................................1556(L.D. 403)..................................................................1325(L.D. 954)..................................................................1641(L.D. 1417)................................................................1000
(L.D. 1883)................................................................2655(L.D. 2107)................................................................1705(L.D. 2630)................................................................2584
House Conferees(L.D. 30)......................................................................686(L.D. 339)..................................................................1466(L.D. 403)..................................................................1026(L.D. 954)..................................................................1606(L.D. 1417)..................................................................631(L.D. 1883)................................................................2595(L.D. 2107)................................................................1693(L.D. 2630)................................................................2525
Senate Conferees(L.D. 30)......................................................................686(L.D. 339)..................................................................1466(L.D. 403)..................................................................1026(L.D. 954)..................................................................1606(L.D. 1417)..................................................................618(L.D. 1883)................................................................2604(L.D. 2107)................................................................1704(L.D. 2630)................................................................2525
COMMUNICATIONSClerk of the House
Journal Transmitted pursuant to the Constitution(H.C. 107)....................................................................450
Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices
Representative Mendros Acted in Conflict of Interest(H.C. 460)..................................................................2754
Commission to Encourage Incorporations in MaineFinal Report (H.C. 275)..............................................1725
Commission to Examine Rate Setting and Financing of Long-Term Care Facilities
Final Report including recommended legislation (H.C. 10)19
Commission to Study the Funding and Distribution of Teletypers and Other Telecommunications Equipment for People with Disabilities
Final Report (H.C. 39)..................................................244
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COMMUNICATIONS (Con't)Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 57)...............................................................286(H.C. 75)...............................................................341(H.C. 88)...............................................................372(H.C. 111).............................................................495(H.C. 130).............................................................556(H.C. 154).............................................................748(H.C. 174).............................................................891(H.C. 193)...........................................................1043(H.C. 313)...........................................................1783(H.C. 416)...........................................................2257
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 225)...........................................................1656(H.C. 438)...........................................................2701
Review of Board of Pesticides(H.C. 382)...........................................................1969
Review of Department of Conservation(H.C. 385)...........................................................1970
Review of Maine Seed Potato Board(H.C. 384)...........................................................1970
Review of Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine(H.C. 383)...........................................................1969
Committee on Appropriations and Financial AffairsBills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"
(H.C. 112).............................................................495(H.C. 131).............................................................556(H.C. 155).............................................................748(H.C. 175).............................................................892(H.C. 220)...........................................................1576(H.C. 286)...........................................................1744(H.C. 287)...........................................................1744(H.C. 296)...........................................................1764(H.C. 323)...........................................................1798(H.C. 324)...........................................................1799(H.C. 349)...........................................................1853(H.C. 355)...........................................................1877(H.C. 371)...........................................................1948(H.C. 381)...........................................................1969(H.C. 406)...........................................................2099(H.C. 427)...........................................................2608(H.C. 435)...........................................................2674
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 226)...........................................................1656(H.C. 439)...........................................................2701
Committee on Banking and InsuranceBills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"
(H.C. 41)...............................................................245(H.C. 58)...............................................................286(H.C. 83)...............................................................341(H.C. 89)...............................................................372(H.C. 113).............................................................496(H.C. 132).............................................................557(H.C. 156).............................................................749(H.C. 176).............................................................892(H.C. 292)...........................................................1745(H.C. 314)...........................................................1783(H.C. 325)...........................................................1799(H.C. 366)...........................................................1931(H.C. 436)...........................................................2674
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 227)...........................................................1656(H.C. 440)...........................................................2701
Review and Evaluation of the State Employee Health Commission
(H.C. 344)...........................................................1836
Committee on Business and Economic Development
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 42)...............................................................245(H.C. 59)...............................................................286(H.C. 90)...............................................................372(H.C. 114).............................................................496(H.C. 133).............................................................557(H.C. 157).............................................................749(H.C. 177).............................................................892(H.C. 288)...........................................................1744(H.C. 297)...........................................................1764(H.C. 315)...........................................................1784(H.C. 339)...........................................................1817(H.C. 350)...........................................................1853(H.C. 358)...........................................................1892(H.C. 378)...........................................................1968(H.C. 379)...........................................................1968
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 228)...........................................................1657(H.C. 441)...........................................................2702
Review of the Maine State Housing Authority(H.C. 386)...........................................................1970
Committee on Criminal JusticeBills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"
(H.C. 60)...............................................................287(H.C. 76)...............................................................342(H.C. 91)...............................................................373(H.C. 115).............................................................496(H.C. 134).............................................................557(H.C. 158).............................................................750(H.C. 178).............................................................893(H.C. 203)...........................................................1284(H.C. 280)...........................................................1742(H.C. 298)...........................................................1765(H.C. 299)...........................................................1765(H.C. 351)...........................................................1853(H.C. 390)...........................................................2005(H.C. 391)...........................................................2005
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 229)...........................................................1657(H.C. 442)...........................................................2702
Committee on Education and Cultural AffairsBills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"
(H.C. 61)...............................................................287(H.C. 77)...............................................................342(H.C. 92)...............................................................373(H.C. 116).............................................................497(H.C. 135).............................................................557(H.C. 159).............................................................750(H.C. 179).............................................................893(H.C. 215)...........................................................1451(H.C. 300)...........................................................1765(H.C. 308)...........................................................1767(H.C. 352)...........................................................1854(H.C. 359)...........................................................1892(H.C. 377)...........................................................1950(H.C. 396)...........................................................2024(H.C. 397)...........................................................2052(H.C. 407)...........................................................2099(H.C. 421)...........................................................2437
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 230)...........................................................1657(H.C. 443)...........................................................2702
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COMMUNICATIONS (Con't)Committee on Health and Human Services
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 43)...............................................................245(H.C. 62)...............................................................287(H.C. 78)...............................................................342(H.C. 93)...............................................................373(H.C. 117).............................................................497(H.C. 136).............................................................558(H.C. 160).............................................................751(H.C. 180).............................................................893(H.C. 204)...........................................................1284(H.C. 210)...........................................................1285(H.C. 316)...........................................................1784(H.C. 326)...........................................................1799(H.C. 372)...........................................................1948(H.C. 373)...........................................................1949(H.C. 404)...........................................................2098
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 231)...........................................................1657(H.C. 444)...........................................................2702
Findings and Recommendations with Respect to the MACMR
(H.C. 345)...........................................................1836Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 94)...............................................................374(H.C. 118).............................................................497(H.C. 161).............................................................752(H.C. 181).............................................................894(H.C. 194)...........................................................1043(H.C. 205)...........................................................1284(H.C. 221)...........................................................1594(H.C. 317)...........................................................1784(H.C. 347)...........................................................1837(H.C. 367)...........................................................1931(H.C. 374)...........................................................1949(H.C. 409)...........................................................2166
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 232)...........................................................1658(H.C. 445)...........................................................2703
Committee on JudiciaryBills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"
(H.C. 44)...............................................................246(H.C. 63)...............................................................288(H.C. 95)...............................................................374(H.C. 119).............................................................498(H.C. 137).............................................................558(H.C. 162).............................................................752(H.C. 182).............................................................894(H.C. 289)...........................................................1744(H.C. 301)...........................................................1765(H.C. 318)...........................................................1785(H.C. 340)...........................................................1817(H.C. 375)...........................................................1949(H.C. 398)...........................................................2052(H.C. 405)...........................................................2098
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 233)...........................................................1658(H.C. 446)...........................................................2703
Committee on LaborBills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"
(H.C. 45)...............................................................246(H.C. 64)...............................................................288(H.C. 79)...............................................................342(H.C. 96)...............................................................374(H.C. 120).............................................................498(H.C. 163).............................................................752(H.C. 183).............................................................895(H.C. 195)...........................................................1043(H.C. 281)...........................................................1742
(H.C. 302)...........................................................1766(H.C. 319)...........................................................1785(H.C. 360)...........................................................1893(H.C. 376)...........................................................1949(H.C. 380)...........................................................1969(H.C. 410)...........................................................2166
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 234)...........................................................1658(H.C. 447)...........................................................2703
Review of the Department of Labor(H.C. 388)...........................................................1992
Committee on Legal and Veterans AffairsBills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"
(H.C. 46)...............................................................246(H.C. 65)...............................................................288(H.C. 80)...............................................................343(H.C. 121).............................................................498(H.C. 138).............................................................559(H.C. 164).............................................................753(H.C. 184).............................................................895(H.C. 196)...........................................................1044(H.C. 282)...........................................................1742(H.C. 290)...........................................................1745(H.C. 303)...........................................................1766(H.C. 327)...........................................................1799(H.C. 343)...........................................................1818(H.C. 389)...........................................................1992(H.C. 399)...........................................................2052
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 235)...........................................................1659(H.C. 448)...........................................................2703
Review of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and LotteryOperations
(H.C. 394)...........................................................2006Review of the Bureau of Liquor Enforcement
(H.C. 395)...........................................................2006Committee on Marine Resources
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 47)...............................................................246(H.C. 66)...............................................................288(H.C. 81)...............................................................343(H.C. 97)...............................................................374(H.C. 122).............................................................498(H.C. 139).............................................................559(H.C. 165).............................................................753(H.C. 185).............................................................896(H.C. 304)...........................................................1766(H.C. 309)...........................................................1767(H.C. 361)...........................................................1893(H.C. 417)...........................................................2257
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 236)...........................................................1659(H.C. 449)...........................................................2704
Findings from the Review of the Lobster Advisory Council(H.P. 338)...........................................................1816
Review and Evaluation of the Maine Sardine Council(H.C. 393)...........................................................2005
Committees on Marine Resources and Research and Development
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 353)...........................................................1854
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COMMUNICATIONS (Con't)Committee on Natural Resources
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 48)...............................................................247(H.C. 67)...............................................................288(H.C. 98)...............................................................375(H.C. 123).............................................................499(H.C. 140).............................................................559(H.C. 166).............................................................754(H.C. 186).............................................................896(H.C. 197)...........................................................1044(H.C. 213)...........................................................1359(H.C. 283)...........................................................1743(H.C. 310)...........................................................1768(H.C. 348)...........................................................1837(H.C. 368)...........................................................1932(H.C. 413)...........................................................2167(H.C. 428)...........................................................2608
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 237)...........................................................1659(H.C. 450)...........................................................2704
Findings and Recommendations with Respect to the Advisory Commission on Radioactive Waste
(H.C. 346)...........................................................1837Committee on Research and Development
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 170).............................................................756(H.C. 191).............................................................897
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 242)...........................................................1661(H.C. 451)...........................................................2704
Final Report (H.C. 20)....................................................62Committee on State and Local Government
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 49)...............................................................247(H.C. 68)...............................................................289(H.C. 82)...............................................................343(H.C. 99)...............................................................375(H.C. 100).............................................................375(H.C. 124).............................................................499(H.C. 141).............................................................560(H.C. 167).............................................................754(H.C. 187).............................................................896(H.C. 206)...........................................................1285(H.C. 305)...........................................................1766(H.C. 328)...........................................................1800(H.C. 362)...........................................................1910
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 238)...........................................................1659(H.C. 452)...........................................................2704
Findings and Recommendations with respect to the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority
(H.P. 337)...........................................................1816Findings and Recommendations with respect to the State Civil Service Appeals Board
(H.P. 336)...........................................................1816Findings and Recommendations with respect to the State Claims Commission
(H.P. 335)...........................................................1815Report on the Governmental Evaluation Act
(H.P. 433)...........................................................2608Committee on Taxation
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 50)...............................................................247(H.C. 69)...............................................................289(H.C. 84)...............................................................344(H.C 101)..............................................................376(H.C. 125).............................................................499(H.C. 142).............................................................560(H.C. 168).............................................................755(H.C. 188).............................................................896
(H.C. 198)...........................................................1044(H.C. 207)...........................................................1285(H.C. 208)...........................................................1285(H.C. 291)...........................................................1745(H.C. 306)...........................................................1767(H.C. 320)...........................................................1785(H.C. 341)...........................................................1817(H.C. 342)...........................................................1817(H.C. 354)...........................................................1854(H.C. 363)...........................................................1911(H.C. 392)...........................................................2005(H.C. 411)...........................................................2166(H.C. 418)...........................................................2257(H.C. 423)...........................................................2500
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 239)...........................................................1660(H.C. 453)...........................................................2705
Report covering Property Tax Exemptions (H.C. 466)2755Report covering Sales Tax Expenditures (H.C. 466). .2755
Committee on TransportationBills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"
(H.C. 51)...............................................................247(H.C. 70)...............................................................289(H.C. 85)...............................................................344(H.C. 126).............................................................500(H.C. 143).............................................................561(H.C. 169).............................................................756(H.C. 189).............................................................897(H.C. 209)...........................................................1285(H.C. 284)...........................................................1743(H.C. 307)...........................................................1767(H.C. 321)...........................................................1785(H.C. 329)...........................................................1800(H.C. 330)...........................................................1800(H.C. 400)...........................................................2052(H.C. 408)...........................................................2099
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 240)...........................................................1660(H.C. 454)...........................................................2705
Report on DOT(H.C. 365)...........................................................1931
Review of the Department of Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
(H.C. 1918).........................................................2186Committee on Utilities and Energy
Bills Reported Out "Ought Not to Pass"(H.C. 52)...............................................................248(H.C. 86)...............................................................344(H.C. 102).............................................................376(H.C. 144).............................................................561(H.C. 190).............................................................897(H.C. 199)...........................................................1044(H.C. 369)...........................................................1932(H.C. 370)...........................................................1932(H.C. 401)...........................................................2053(H.C. 412)...........................................................2167
Business Completed - Breakdown of Bills(H.C. 241)...........................................................1660(H.C. 455)...........................................................2705
Findings and Recommendations with respect to MMRECA(S.P. 1002)..........................................................1801
Findings and Recommendations with respect to the PUC(S.P. 1001)..........................................................1800
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COMMUNICATIONS (Con't)Committee to Establish a Memorial Dedicated to the
Civilian Conservation Corps
Final Report (H.C. 293)..............................................1745Committee to Examine the Adequacy of Services at theTogus Veteran Administration Medical Center
Final Report (H.C. 276)..............................................1725Committee to Review the Governance Structure of Baxter School for the Death
Final Report (H.C. 16)....................................................46Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' Benefits
Final Report (H.C. 271)................................................718Committee to Study the Opening of a Discount Liquor
Storein Fort Kent
Final Report (H.C. 19)....................................................62Department of Administrative & Financial Services
Bureau of Accounts & ControlComprehensive Annual Financial Report for FY ended June 30, 1998 (H.C. 264)....................................1715Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the State of Maine (H.C. 434)................................................2608Financial Report of Maine for FY ended 6/30/97(H.C. 7)...................................................................17
Bureau of the Budget.........Four Year Budget Forecast for General Fund & Highway Fund FY 98-99 & 00-01 (H.C. 5)...............17Mandate Report (H.C. 272).................................1718Report on Forecast of Revenues for General Fund and Highway Fund FY 00-01 and FY 02-03 (H.C. 87)...345Report pursuant to PL 1995, Chapter 591 (H.C. 148).............................................................................617
Department of AuditSingle Audit for FY ended June 30, 1997 (H.C. 8)..........18Single Audit for FY ended June 30, 1998 (H.C. 263). .1714
Department of ConservationAmendment to Chapter 10 of LURC Standards (H.C. 31)167
Department of Defense, Veterans & Emergency Management
Anticipated Activities 99-00 and Detailed Summary of Repairs
97-98 (H.C. 36)............................................................210Department of Education
Actual Education Costs for 1997-98 (H.C. 13)...............45Report of all School Admin. Unit State and Local Revenuesfor FY 99 (H.C. 14).........................................................46
Department of Human ServicesReport Concerning License Revocation and Child Support Enforcement (H.C. 151)...............................................684Tobacco Prevention & Control Advisory CouncilAnnual Report for Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine(H.C. 25)......................................................................116
Department of LaborAnnual Report for 1998 (H.C. 219)............................1546
Department of Professional & Financial Regulation1997 Annual Report on Charitable Organizations (H.C. 6)171998 Annual Report on Charitable Organizations (H.C. 261)1714Bureau of Banking
Status of Maine's Financial Institutions (H.C. 24). 116Status of Maine's Financial Institutions (H.C. 285)1743
Department of Public SafetyFinal Application for Edward Byrne Memorial Grant(H.C. 387)..................................................................1992(H.C. 40)......................................................................245
Department of TransportationBTIP for FY 2000 - FY 2001 (H.C. 38)...........................223
Executive Department
MiscellaneousAccepting Invitation to Address Joint Convention(H.C. 279)...........................................................1742Reaction to Cloture (H.C. 27)...............................121
State Planning Office1998 Report Card on Poverty (H.C. 105)..............4041999 Report Card on Poverty (H.C. 356)............1892
Veto Message(L.D. 136) 'An Act Relating to Employment Contracts'(H.C. 431)..........................................2603 (RC 2603)(L.D. 225) 'An Act to Amend the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 as it Relates to Compensation for Amputation of a Body Part'(H.C. 251)..........................................1666 (RC 1667)(L.D. 357) 'An Act Raising the Minimum Wage' (H.C. 457)..................2706 (R 2606-2607) (RC 2707)(L.D. 399) 'An Act to Assist Students with Disabilities in the Transition from School to Employment or Postsecondary Education'(H.C. 248)........1664, 1679 (R 1679-1681) (RC 1681)(LD 455) 'An Act to Repeal the Law Requiring Retailers to Post Motor Vehicle Fuel Prices'(H.C. 109).................................472 (R 473) (RC 473)(L.D. 548) 'An Act to Appropriate Funds for Conservation at the Local Level'(H.C. 245)........1662, 1671 (R 1671-1672) (RC 1672)(L.D. 880) 'An Act to Extend the Jurisdiction of the Maine Labor Relations Board to employees of Public Higher education Institutions Who Have Been Employed for Less than 6 Months' (H.C. 201) 1075 (R 1076-1077) (RC 1077)(L.D. 932) 'An Act to Establish the Position of School Nurse Consultant'(H.C. 246)........1663, 1672 (R 1672-1677) (RC 1677)(L.D. 959) 'An Act to Clarify the Standard for Cause in the Request for Proposal Process for the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services' (H.C. 244)1662, 1670 (R 1670-1671) (RC 1671)(L.D. 973) 'An Act to Amend the Illegal Transportation of Liquor Law'(H.C. 243)...........................1661 (R 1661) (RC 1661)(L.D. 1046) 'An Act to Prohibit the Employment of Professional Strikebreakers'(H.C. 217)...........................1480 (R 1481) (RC 1481)(L.D. 1228) 'An Act to Increase Payments to Foster Parents' (H.C. 249)....1665, 1681 (R 1681-1682) (RC 1682)(L.D. 1292) 'An Act to Enhance Tourism Promotion and Provide Additional State Revenue'(H.C. 250)........1666, 1683 (R 1683-1684) (RC 1684). . .(L.D. 1552) 'An Act to Ensure Adequate Nutrition Services for Maine's Elderly(S.C. 345)...................1684 (R 1685-1692) (RC 1692)(L.D. 1743) 'An Act to Preserve Live Harness Racing in the State' (H.C. 458)2708 (R 2708-2710) (RC 2710)(L.D. 1897) 'An Act to Increase the Maximum Benefit Levels Provided for Injured Workers' (H.C. 247)...........................1663 (R 1664) (RC 1664)(L.D. 2540) 'An Act Concerning Fingerprinting and Background Checks for School Employees'(S.C. 657)...................2663 (R 2664-2665) (RC 2665)(L.D. 2682) 'An Act to Provide Equal Treatment for State Employees under Certain Federal Employment Laws'(H.C. 459)...........................2710 (R 2711) (RC 2711)
House of RepresentativesEstablishing Special Committee on Legislative Rules(H.C. 17)........................................................................46Record and Journal Corrected in regards to (H.P. 252, L.D. 356) (H.C. 223)..........................................................1631
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COMMUNICATIONS (Con't)Joint Communications
Inviting Chancellor Terrence MacTaggart to AddressJoint Session (H.C. 331).............................................1815Inviting Chancellor Terrence MacTaggart to AddressJoint Session (H.C. 73).................................................318Inviting Chief Justice Daniel W. Wathen to addressJoint Session (H.C. 311).............................................1783Inviting Chief Justice Daniel W. Wathen to addressJoint Session (H.C. 32).................................................180Inviting Gov. Angus King, Jr. to address Joint Session(H.C. 278)..................................................................1741Inviting Gov. Angus King, Jr. to address Joint Session(H.C. 34)......................................................................198Inviting President John Fitzsimmons to AddressJoint Session (H.C. 333).............................................1815Inviting President John Fitzsimmons to AddressJoint Session (H.C. 71).................................................318Inviting Senator George J. Mitchell to Joint Conventionin his Honor (H.C. 402)..............................................2073
Joint Rule 308.2 Letter(H.P. 26)........................................................................42(H.P. 29)........................................................................43(H.P. 1552)..................................................................616(H.P. 1556)..................................................................616(H.P. 1562)..................................................................617(H.P. 1630)................................................................1709(H.P. 1631)................................................................1709(H.P. 1635)................................................................1710(H.P. 1641)................................................................1710(H.P. 1647)................................................................1710(H.P. 1669)................................................................1711(H.P. 1670)................................................................1712(H.P. 1673)................................................................1712(S.P. 26).........................................................................51(S.P. 28).........................................................................51(S.P. 795).....................................................................636(S.P. 796).....................................................................636(S.P. 871)...................................................................1720(S.P. 872)...................................................................1721(S.P. 876)...................................................................1721(S.P. 887)...................................................................1723(S.P. 898)...................................................................1722
Joint Select Committee on the Y2K Computer ProblemInterim Report (H.C. 270)..........................................1718
Legislative CouncilMajority Party appoints Nancy B. Kelleher as Partisan Staff Assistant for Nominations (H.C. 29).............................146Minority Party appoints Roy W. Lenardson as Partisan Staff Assistant for Nominations (H.C. 30).............................146
Maine Children's Trust, Inc.Annual Report (H.C. 26)..............................................121
Maine Indian Tribal State CommissionStudy of Impact of Maine Civil Laws on Wabanaki People in Maine (H.C. 12).............................................................45
Maine Technical College SystemAccepting Invitation to Address Joint Session (H.C. 334)1815Accepting Invitation to Address Joint Session (H.C. 72)318
Maine-New Hampshire Interstate Bridge AuthorityBiennial Report (H.C. 277).........................................1725
Passamaquoddy TribeDonald G. Soctomah elected to the Legislature (H.C. 4)17
Penobscot Indian NationDonna M. Loring re-elected to the Legislature (H.C. 3). 16
Secretary of State.Certifying Penobscot Nation's Approval of Resolution 06-22-00-02 (H.P. 1782)(L.D. 2499), (H.C. 461).............2754Citizen Iniative Petition An Act to Permit the Medical Use of Marijuana (H.P. 1486)..................................................449Citizen Initiative Petition, An Act Regarding Forest Practices
(H.P. 1859)................................................................1863Citizen Initiative Petition, An Act to Repeal the Sales Tax on Snack Food Except Candy and Confections (H.P. 1865)1877Date for Special Election for District 89 set (H.C. 56). .341....Governor's Proclamation and the Official Tabulation of Referendum Election enclosed (H.C. 273).................1719Names and Residences of Representatives-elect (H.C. 1)1Official Certification of Citizen Initiative Petition entitled, An Act to Allow Video Lottery Terminals (H.P. 1683)......1713Official Certification of Citizen Initiative Petition entitled, An Act to Ban Partial Birth Abortion (H.P. 1134)...............244Official Certification of Citizen Initiative Petition entitled, Maine Death with Dignity Act (H.P. 1682).................1713Results of District 89 Special Election (H.C. 145)........605Votes Cast for Governor (H.C. 18).................................50Votes Cast for State Representatives at General Election (H.C. 2)..........................................................................13
Secretary of the Senate. .Matters of Unfinished Business in the Possession of the Senate at Adjournment Without Day (S.C. 681)........2757
Senate AdheredH.P. 921 (S.C. 113)......................................................365H.P. 1944 (S.C. 652)..................................................2609L.D. 52 (S.C. 187)........................................................586L.D. 55 (S.C. 271)......................................................1188L.D. 56 (S.C. 304)......................................................1359L.D. 91 (S.C. 302)......................................................1323L.D. 118 (S.C. 308)....................................................1416L.D. 146 (S.C. 195)......................................................685L.D. 212 (S.C. 196)......................................................685L.D. 230 (S.C. 189)......................................................618L.D. 255 (S.C. 221)......................................................852L.D. 283 (S.C. 256)....................................................1077L.D. 339 (S.C. 322)....................................................1650L.D. 345 (S.C. 244)......................................................959L.D. 351 (S.C. 219)......................................................758L.D. 485 (S.C. 320)....................................................1644L.D. 627 (S.C. 193)......................................................636L.D. 702 (S.C. 270)....................................................1137L.D. 776 (S.C. 257)....................................................1077L.D. 785 (S.C. 309)....................................................1398L.D. 840 (S.C. 269)....................................................1137L.D. 852 (S.C. 579)....................................................2006L.D. 914 (S.C. 273)....................................................1251L.D. 976 (S.C. 199)......................................................686L.D. 1018 (S.C. 267)..................................................1136L.D. 1165 (S.C. 645)..................................................2542L.D. 1179 (S.C. 614)..................................................2216L.D. 1242 (S.C. 255)..................................................1077L.D. 1245 (S.C. 306)..................................................1398L.D. 1249 (S.C. 272)..................................................1205L.D. 1358 (S.C. 606)..................................................2135L.D. 1384 (S.C. 311)..................................................1451L.D. 1488 (S.C. 220)....................................................758L.D. 1589 (S.C. 321)..................................................1644L.D. 1593 (S.C. 301)..................................................1286L.D. 1699 (S.C. 245)..................................................1025L.D. 1745 (S.C. 314)..................................................1548L.D. 1963 (S.C. 641)..................................................2437L.D. 2052 (S.C. 307)..................................................1398L.D. 2142 (S.C. 631)..................................................2406L.D. 2250 (S.C. 316)..................................................1576L.D. 2296 (S.C. 613)..................................................2216L.D. 2326 (S.C. 651)..................................................2609L.D. 2438 (S.C. 608)..................................................2167L.D. 2561 (S.C. 624)..................................................2308
COMMUNICATIONS (Con't)Senate Adhered (Con't)
L.D. 2598 (S.C. 648)..................................................2596L.D. 2693 (S.C. 679)..................................................2750
Senate Insisted and Joined in a Committee of
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ConferenceL.D. 30 (S.C. 200)........................................................686L.D. 339 (S.C. 312)....................................................1466L.D. 403 (S.C. 247)....................................................1026L.D. 954 (S.C. 319)....................................................1606L.D. 1417 (S.C. 190)....................................................618
Southern Maine Technical CollegeCenter for Career Development
Annual Report for Maine Quality Centers (H.C. 456)...........................................................................2705Annual Report for Maine Quality Centers (H.C. 262)...........................................................................1714
State Compensation CommissionFirst Report (H.C. 149).................................................634
Supreme Judicial CourtAccepting invitation to deliver State of the Judiciary(H.C. 33)......................................................................180
(H.C. 312)..................................................................1783Task Force to Study Need for Ombudsman for DHS
and MHMRFinal Report Including Recommended Legislation (H.C. 15)46
Town of TopshamResolution thanking the Legislature (H.C. 9).................18
University of MaineMargaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy
1999 Maine State Government Summer Internship Report (H.C. 357)...............................................1892Annual Report for State Government Internship Program(H.C. 37)...............................................................222
Office of the ChancellorAccepting Invitation to Address Joint Session(H.C. 74)...............................................................318(H.C. 332)...........................................................1815
Veto SustainedL.D. 806 (S.C. 355)....................................................1699L.D. 1198 (S.C. 365)..................................................1703L.D. 1268 (S.C. 356)..................................................1700L.D. 1512 (S.C. 357)..................................................1700L.D. 1636 (S.C. 359)..................................................1700L.D. 1743 (S.C. 680)..................................................2750L.D. 1878 (S.C. 361)..................................................1701L.D. 1886 (S.C. 362)..................................................1701L.D. 1891 (S.C. 366)..................................................1703L.D. 1935 (S.C. 360)..................................................1700L.D. 1939 (S.C. 358)..................................................1700L.D. 2085 (S.C. 363)..................................................1701L.D. 2230 (S.C. 364)..................................................1701L.D. 2516 (S.C. 678)..................................................2733
Veto Not SustainedL.D. 1552 (S.C. 345)..................................................1684
COTE, WILLIAM R. (Representative, Lewiston)Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................367Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................................................65, 1893Remarks.................204 (2), 230, 335, 388, 429, 480, 516,
........................................525, 572, 728, 804, 819, 935, 1032,
......................................1053, 1126, 1131, 1235, 1676, 1686,
......................................1875, 1963, 2111, 2135, 2195, 2253,
....................2297, 2310, 2418, 2443, 2447, 2565, 2678, 2707Vote, Absent.....................................................2418, 2678
COWGER, SCOTT W. (Representative, Hallowell)Appointments..............................................1716 (2), 2756Committee Appointments.................................43, 44, 45Leaves of Absence.......................................................428Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............66 (2), 83, 150, 162, 163, 169, 170 (2),
.........................................171, 175, 182, 199 (2), 201, 202 (2),
................................................203, 211, 212 (3), 214 (4), 234,
..........................................250 (2), 271 (2), 293, 295, 328 (4),
................................................329 (2), 345, 450, 452, 1711 (2)Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.........................................................................20Remarks...................91, 391 (2), 414, 423, 504, 519, 593,
.....................................647, 679, 711, 763, 765, 887 (2), 976,
.........................................977, 983, 989, 999, 1003, 1034 (2),
......................................1059, 1324, 1349, 1391, 1497, 1523,
......................................1646, 1683, 1844, 1850, 1902, 1945,
......................................2202, 2246, 2266, 2335, 2340, 2351,
............................................................2397, 2479, 2480, 2747Vote, Absent...............................................................1646
CROSS, RUEL P. (Representative, Dover-Foxcroft)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor.................................................84 (2), 214, 1719Remarks..................23, 265, 267, 422, 571, 572, 679, 759,
........................................ 764, 765, 813 (2), 988, 1051, 1278,
......................................1297, 1351, 1353, 1436, 1536, 1626,
......................................1633, 1635, 1636, 1637, 1900, 1942,
..................................................1967, 2251, 2444, 2600, 2669
DAIGLE, ROBERT A. (Representative, Arundel)Appointments....................................1716 (2), 1798, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.............................................428, 2387Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................126, 127, 202, 235 (2), 1731Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor...............................................................152, 474Remarks.................256, 416, 491, 492, 543 (2), 868, 909,
...............................939, 942, 956, 965 (2), 985, 993, 1034 (2),
...................................... 1073, 1093, 1103 (2), 1104, 1113 (2),
............................................... 1187, 1236, 1302, 1303, 1309,
...........................................1311 (2), 1339, 1353, 1495, 1504,
......................................1506, 1533, 1598 (2), 1601, 1603 (2),
......................................1604, 1634, 1668, 1690, 1753, 1812,
......................................1841, 1868, 1874 (2), 1974, 2030 (2),
...........................................2035, 2038, 2060 (2), 2068, 2069,
................................2075, 2129 (2), 2131, 2221 (2), 2237 (2),
............................................2238, 2275, 2290, 2330, 2335 (2),
..................................... 2339, 2342, 2361, 2383, 2398, 2399,
......................................2463, 2474, 2477, 2484, 2524, 2544,
......................................2546 (2), 2553, 2642, 2652, 2658 (2),
.............................................2670, 2671 (2), 2708, 2730, 2738
DAVIDSON, THOMAS M. (Representative, Brunswick)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.......................................44, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor.. .111 (2), 117, 164, 173, 215 (2), 250, 262, 356,....................................379, 502, 523, 1710 (2), 1732, 1733 (3)
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.........................................619, 1078, 1930, 2594
Remarks.......................3, 26, 177, 538, 673 (2), 698, 735, .......................................846, 945, 949, 1078, 1356, 1382 (2), ......................................1445, 1461, 1492, 1503, 1535, 1557, ......................................1778, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2037, 2038, ...........................................2039 (2), 2247, 2541, 2563, 2602, ................................................................................2731, 2749
Speaker Pro Tem...............................................1105-1120
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DAVIS, GERALD M. (Representative, Falmouth)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................................................127, 147Remarks.......................389, 524, 589, 639, 736, 775, 784,
...........................................819, 886, 918, 944, 993, 1113 (2),
...........................................1147 (2), 1178, 1186, 1234, 1260,
......................................1300, 1368, 1379, 1415, 1443, 1617,
...........................................1686, 1960, 1977, 1990, 2143 (2),
.................................2250, 2264, 2311, 2390, 2394, 2482 (2),
..................................................2505, 2568, 2629, 2646, 2728Vote, Absent...............................................775, 944, 1990
DESMOND, MABEL J. (Representative, Mapleton)Appointments.....................................................820, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................................................171, 501, 1709Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.........................................................................20Remarks...........................486, 524, 608, 789, 2110, 2422,
.................................................................2504 (2), 2590, 2646Vote, Absent.................................................................789
DOCTOR OF THE DAYBadger, Angus, M.D., Rumford (3/14/00)...............1931Barker, Alan J., M.D., Boothbay (3/15/00)..............1948Bates, Bruce, D.O., Scarborough (2/22/00)............1815Belyea, David, M.D., Falmouth (4/13/99).................555Benoit, Andre, Jr., M.D., Boothbay Harbor (5/4/99)703Berlin, Jan, M.D., South Freeport (2/18/00)...........1798Blom, Margaret, M.D., Mount Desert (1/6/99)...........42Bolduc, Mark, M.D., Waterville(3/23/99), (2/15/00)............................................371, 1783Burton, John, M.D., Falmouth(2/23/99), (2/25/00)............................................220, 1836Carey, Andrew, M.D., Falmouth(4/14/99), (3/29/00)............................................586, 2098Chagrasulis, Rebecca, M.D., Casco (1/28/99), (2/11/99)..............................................131, 177Chamberlain, Judy, M.D., Brunswick(5/10/99), (1/24/00)............................................852, 1739Chong, Dennis, M.D., Falmouth (3/3/99)..................259Coleman, Laurel M., M.D., Manchester(2/16/99), (5/28/99), (2/22/00)...............191, 1451, 2005Comis, John F., D.O., Litchfield (1/5/00).................1707Curtis, Craig, M.D., of East Holden (4/15/99)..........605Douglas, James, D.O., Waterville (4/7/99)................522Dow, John T., M.D., Pittsfield (3/9/00)....................1910Dumdey, Dr. Paul, M.D., Woolwich (3/18/99)..........364Earnshaw, Mark D., M.D., Cape Elizabeth (3/17/99)354Fakhery, Behzad, M.D., Auburn (5/5/99)..................758Gallant, Kenneth J., D.O. (1/12/00)..........................1725Garfield, Jane, M.D., Blue Hill (3/7/00)....................1892Garofalo, John, M.D., Hallowell (3/24/99).................403Gerritsen, Jacob W., M.D., Camden (3/16/00)........1968Goth, Peter C., M.D., Bremen (12/2/98)........................1Grimmnitz, Harry W., M.D., Readfield (3/4/99)........269Guay, Marie, D.O., York (2/29/00)............................1853Haile, Robert M., M.D., Scarborough (2/2/99).........146Hall, William, M.D., Cumberland Foreside (4/29/99)655Hanlon, Ann, M.D., Hampden (3/10/99)....................302Harcourt, Larry, M.D., Scarborough (5/24/99).......1284Hockmuth, Robert P., M.D., Durham(3/2/99), (3/23/00)..............................................243, 2024Holler, Fred C., M.D., Auburn (2/8/00)....................1764James, John A., M.D., Auburn (1/11/99), (5/3/99)62, 684Keniston-Dubocq, Linda, M.D., Fairfield (4/27/99). 633Kleeman, Francis, M.D., Kennebunk (3/28/00)......2073Krueger, Myron K., M.D., Brunswick (1/26/99)........121
Lackoff, Andrew, M.D. Waldoboro (5/7/99)..............821Letourneau, Lisa, M.D., Scarborough(1/21/99), (3/21/00)............................................115, 1992Liebow, Paul A., M.D., FACEP, Bucksport (3/9/99). .284Marrache, Ronnie, M.D., Waterville (2/25/99).........232Mason, Peter, D.O., Bath (3/25/99), (5/25/99)426, 1323Massanari, David, M.D., Springvale (5/26/99).......1359Mazzaglia, Dr. Peter J., M.D., Portland (3/30/00). .2134McCann, Dervilla, M.D., Winthrop (2/9/99)..............166Read, Frank W., M.D., Cumberland (3/3/00)..........1877Saucier, John, M.D., Yarmouth (4/5/99)....................495Schumann, Francis, M.D., Machias (2/3/99).............155Sears, Dr. Stephen, M.D., Augusta (5/18/99)........1136Sewall, Sydney, M.D., Hallowell (5/20/99).............1204Simmons, David J., M.D., Calais (1/7/99)....................50St. Pierre, Sue, D.O., Bangor(1/19/99), (2/18/99)..............................................106, 208Steele, Erik, D.O., Bangor (4/4/00)..........................2215Stephenson, Richard, M.D., Auburn(3/31/99), (5/17/99)............................................471, 1075Stockwell, Ira, DO, Westbrook; Stockwell, Elizabeth, DO, Kennebunk; ....................327Stockwell, George, DO, Buxton; Stockwell, Richard, DO, Kennebunkport(3/11/99)Sylvester, Dr. Robert, Auburn (3/31/00).................2166Tedrick, Phil, D.O., Readfield (3/27/00)..................2052Weisberger, Steven I., D.O. Jonesport(5/19/99), (4/7/00)............................................1188, 2346Weiss, Robert D., M.D., Searsport (5/27/99).........1398
DOW, CHIEF MALCOLM..................................................1204
DUDLEY, BENJAMIN F. (Representative, Portland)Appointments.....................................................820, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................151, 184, 203, 356, 427, 450, 562, ..................................................1727, 1730, 1748, 1971, 2024
Remarks..................511, 524, 569, 827, 1009, 1271, 1335,............................. 1401, 2143, 2264, 2279, 2371, 2376, 2400
DUGAY, EDWARD R. (Representative, Cherryfield)Appointments...................................................1716, 1717Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................274Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................................82, 263, 616, 1747Remarks.................................................277, 279, 390, 724
DUNCAN, RICHARD H. (Representative, Presque Isle)Appointments.............................................................2756Committee Appointments.............................................45Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................................................................1712Remarks...................................................1258, 2070, 2708
DUNLAP, MATTHEW (Representative, Old Town)Appointments.............................................................1715Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor......................67, 80, 83, 84 (3), 85, 86, 107 (2), .....................................123, 125 (2), 147, 148, 163, 168, 171, ........................................173, 181, 183 (3), 224, 234, 235 (2), ........................250, 270, 291, 292, 328, 405, 451, 1709, 1710DUNLAP, MATTHEW (Representative, Old Town) (Con't)
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.........................................523, 1101, 1802, 1879
Remarks.......................265, 266, 278, 393, 456, 478, 516, ........................................536 (2), 571, 573 (2), 575, 608, 723, .....................................734, 740, 817 (2), 823, 899, 939, 969,
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........................................995, 1001, 1031, 1032, 1049, 1053,
......................................1058, 1092, 1093, 1123, 1126, 1127,
......................................1143, 1155, 1172, 1200, 1215, 1229,
...........................................1296, 1297 (2), 1298, 1299, 1343,
......................................1369, 1401, 1434, 1453, 1500, 1538,
...........................................1549 (2), 1559, 1619, 1626, 1678,
...........................................1689, 1752, 1844 (3), 1866, 1872,
..................................1900, 1902, 1906, 1917, 1921, 1924 (2),
................................................1929, 1952, 1961, 1988, 2007,
...........................................2023, 2034 (2), 2045, 2082, 2121,
......................................2157, 2178, 2195, 2219, 2221, 2222,
...........................................2274, 2278, 2289, 2305, 2325 (3),
......................................2359, 2417, 2418, 2423, 2431, 2440,
......................................2460, 2496, 2521, 2538, 2541, 2558,
....................2585, 2587, 2588, 2598, 2599, 2601, 2668, 2749
DUPLESSIE, ROBERT W. (Representative, Westbrook)Appointments....................................1716 (2), 1718, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor...................................293, 376, 451, 1720, 1933Remarks.....................142, 336, 461, 640, 690, 766, 1115,
......................................1159, 1307, 1395, 1409, 1432, 1597,
......................................1600, 1902, 2032, 2202, 2225, 2338,
.............................................2404 (2), 2406, 2552, 2562, 2581Vote, Absent...............................................................2202
ETNIER, DAVID M. (Representative, Harpswell)Appointments.........................................1716, 2754, 2756Committee Appointments.......................................44 (2)Legislative Documents
Sponsor................126, 137, 162, 164, 173 (2), 174, 202, .....................................211, 214, 225, 234 (2), 235, 236, 250, .......................................329, 356, 376, 1720 (2), 1732, 1769, ..........................................................................................1786
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...............................................................19, 1770
Remarks.......................276, 387, 491, 492, 506, 542, 596, ........................................720, 724, 747, 789, 790, 999, 1048, ......................................1080, 1220, 1287, 1298, 1404, 1442, ......................................1453, 1502, 1755, 2103, 2114, 2232, ...........................................2235, 2270, 2271 (2), 2328, 2349, ......................................2357, 2361, 2366, 2474, 2480, 2634, ..........................................................................................2748
Speaker Pro Tem...........832-838, 1144-1151, 1192-1197, .........................................1332-1334, 1416-1417, 2036-2047, ...........................................2196-2199, 2282-2295, 2581-2586
FISHER, CHARLES D. (Representative, Brewer)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.......................................44, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor...........................................150, 173, 1711, 1712Remarks. 419, 649, 739, 853, 1016, 1127, 1144 (2), 1159,
............................1161, 1401, 1513, 1667, 1679, 1685, 1812,
............................2263, 2266, 2359, 2370, 2401, 2448, 2487,
........................................2561, 2566, 2577, 2584, 2585, 2749
FITZSIMMONS, JOHN, PRESIDENTState of the Technical College System
(2/22/00)..........................................................1828-1835(3/10/99)..............................................................306-311
FOSTER, CLIFTON E. (Representative, Gray)Appointments...................................................1716, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............52, 127, 199, 202, 226, 348, 378, 1726Remarks.......423, 443, 504, 642, 728, 762, 765, 846, 949,
........................977, 985, 990, 1000, 1034, 1074, 1177, 1180,
............................1182, 1259, 1276, 1349, 1618, 1899, 1942,
.......................2045, 2225 (2), 2250, 2292, 2361, 2444, 2471,
......................................................................2600, 2644, 2676
FRECHETTE, ROGER D. (Representative, Biddeford)Committee Appointments.......................................44 (2)Leaves of Absence. .140, 215, 274, 367, 656, 1045, 1574,........................................................................... 1879, 2387Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......................................110, 135, 138, 347, 452Remarks.................................953, 1168, 1311, 1396, 1402
FULLER, ELAINE (Representative, Manchester)Appointments....................................1716 (2), 1717, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................164Legislative Documents
Sponsor..................52, 72, 77 (2), 86, 87, 135, 156, 162, ........................................182, 201 (2), 212, 234 (2), 262, 292, ........................................328 (3), 346, 347, 348, 378 (2), 451, ..............................................................561, 1709, 1711, 1727
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...........................................................1702, 1878
Remarks.......................304, 392, 429, 436, 536, 564, 700, .....................................731, 830, 900, 903, 1045, 1100, 1114,.......................................... 1143 (2), 1157, 1195, 1196, 1227, ......................................1360, 1428, 1436, 1437, 1439, 1463, ......................................1479, 1684, 1690, 1691, 1703, 1913, ......................................1981, 2082, 2156, 2170, 2241, 2242, ...........................................2279, 2345, 2369, 2440 (2), 2466, .................................................................2615, 2655 (2), 2719
Vote, Absent...............................................................2345
GAGNE, ROSITA (Representative, Buckfield)Appointments.....................................................820, 1716Committee Appointments.......................................43, 44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.42 (2), 43, 52, 65 (2), 71 (2), 85, 110, 236, 250, 1709
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...................................140, 215, 383, 2387, 2610
Remarks.....383, 602, 603, 707, 787, 859, 908, 985, 1002, ............................1019, 1022, 1157, 1162, 1454, 1637, 2122, ............................................................2436, 2445, 2446, 2546
GAGNON, KENNETH T. (Representative, Waterville)Appointments...................................................1716, 1717Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......................64, 70 (2), 73 (2), 88, 89 (2), 109, ........................................111, 123 (2), 163, 226, 348, 405 (2), ...........................................453, 501, 522, 616, 1702, 1732 (3)
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.................................................1101, 1845, 1909
Remarks.......................230, 388, 413, 529, 546, 547, 671, ..........................................672, 676, 844, 846, 847, 848, 849, .....................................955, 957, 1005, 1037, 1065, 1066 (2), ......................................1125, 1133, 1134, 1295, 1386, 1419, ......................................1446, 1458, 1464, 1508, 1654, 1655, ......................................1810, 1848, 2278, 2340, 2343, 2395, ......................................2397, 2399, 2405, 2465, 2475, 2542, ..................................................2545, 2565, 2604, 2622, 2724
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GAMACHE, ALBERT P. (Representative, Lewiston)Committee Appointments.............................................44
GERRY, BELINDA A. (Representative, Auburn)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor................90, 111, 124, 125, 151, 234, 262, 292,.............................................................. 294, 328, 348 (2), 540
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.............................................................251, 2431
Remarks....................158 (2), 332, 339 (2), 418, 419, 468, ..........................................552 (2), 740, 807 (2), 905 (2), 973, ...........................................1013, 1124 (2), 1149, 1208, 1236, ...........................................1254 (2), 1384, 1440, 1448, 1486, ...........................................1536, 1557 (2), 1563, 1564, 1567, ...........................................1568, 1582, 1809 (2), 1858, 2336, .................................................................2404, 2431 (2), 2617
GILLIS, BARRY G. (Representative, Danforth)Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................................................292, 379Remarks...................361, 423, 741, 863, 913, 1168, 1237,
...........................................1353, 1520, 1600, 1615 (2), 1635,
......................................1645, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1904, 1944,
..................................................1966, 1967, 2161, 2447, 2601
GLYNN, KEVIN J. (Representative, South Portland)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor.............69, 70, 71, 72, 83 (2), 85 (2), 86, 87 (3), ............................................88, 89, 91, 107 (2), 126, 138, 143,..................................... 148, 157, 170, 173 (2), 174, 183, 294,......................................................................... 357, 540, 1348
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...............................................................100, 454
Remarks.......................100, 101, 126, 256, 298, 359, 461, ..........................................489, 513, 545, 569, 631, 714, 739, ........................................794 (2), 801, 828, 831 (2), 876, 948, ...........................................1006, 1010, 1011, 1012 (2), 1134, ......................................1245, 1265, 1300, 1313, 1325, 1335, ......................................1337, 1344, 1366 (2), 1425, 1439 (2), ...........................................1464, 1474 (2), 1477, 1479, 1543, ......................................1547, 1566, 1603, 1629, 1889, 1984, ......................................2000 (2), 2084, 2141, 2143 (2), 2242, ...........................................2372, 2374, 2377, 2380 (2), 2382, ..............................2410, 2411, 2485, 2515, 2538, 2649, 2650
GOLDTHWAIT, JILL M. (Senator, Hancock)Remarks...........................................................................27
GOODWIN, ALBION D. (Representative, Pembroke)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.......................................44, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor..........65, 67, 73, 78, 87, 107 (3), 108, 118, 124, .....................126, 135, 137, 138 (3), 139, 147, 150, 168, 169, ........................173, 175 (3), 202, 235, 262, 263, 294 (2), 295, ...........................................346, 349, 377, 427 (2), 1729, 1786
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.....................................................................1734
Remarks338, 405, 543, 638, 785, 874, 890 (2), 962, 963 (2), ..............................966, 1070, 1083, 1595, 1597, 1754, 1844, .........................1961, 2028, 2030, 2130, 2619, 2672 (3), 2676
GOOLEY, WALTER R. (Representative, Farmington)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor.................67, 69, 72, 80, 81, 82, 122, 151, 174,
..........................................................181, 184, 376, 451, 1934Remarks.......................368, 424, 425, 504, 516, 524, 680,
.............................................681, 763, 765, 935 (2), 978, 988,
...........................................1035, 1053 (2), 1178, 1181, 1217,
...........................................1219 (2), 1259, 1275, 1276, 1280,
...........................................1315, 1348, 1353, 1382 (2), 1537,
......................................1625, 1635, 1902, 1903, 1945, 1977,
...........................................1980, 1993, 2040 (2), 2168, 2169,
......................................2203, 2292, 2295, 2324, 2325, 2446,
......................................................................2553, 2585, 2644
GOVERNOR (KING, ANGUS S., JR.)Administer Oath of Office
House of Representatives...............................................3Oath of Office..................................................................56State of the State/Budget Address
(1/24/00)..........................................................1757-1763(2/16/99)..............................................................191-196
Remarks.........2-3, 57-61, 191-196, 1758-1763, 2752-2753
GREEN, BONNIE (Representative, Monmouth)Appointments...................................................1717, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.............................................164, 2610Legislative Documents
Sponsor90, 111, 148, 151, 199, 200, 203, 226, 1726, 1732Remarks. 457, 1207, 1460, 1462, 1952, 2396, 2513, 2550,
2631Vote, Absent...............................................................2631
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS/SENATE CONFIRMATIONAbromson, Linda E., of Portland
Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 561).......1971......Reappointed as member of the Maine Human Rights Commission (S.P. 1016)............................................1855
Adams, Earl L., of GardinerConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2759
Addition, Errol, of LeedsConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Alexander, Marshall E., of BiddefordReappointed as member of Marine Resources Advisory
Council(S.P. 786).....................................................................606
Allen, Kenneth W., of OronoAppointed as member of State Board of Education(S.P. 752).....................................................................500Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 201).........758
Ames, Charlton H., of Cumberland ForesideReappointed as member of Marine Resources Advisory
Council(S.P. 786).....................................................................606
Anderson, Hon. William R., of MorrillConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Anderson, Malachi, of WoodlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Anderson, Ryan J., of PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Andrew, Michael D., of GorhamConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Bailey, Kenneth E., of CamdenAppointed as member of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council (S.P. 310).........................................156Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 603).......2134Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 88)...........270Reappointed as member of the Inland Fisheries and
WildlifeAdvisory Council (S.P. 1015).....................................1854
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Balgooyen, Warren, of NorridgewockConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 632).......2408Reappointed as member of the Land for Maine's Future
Board(S.P. 1056).................................................................2053
Ball III, William L., of Alexandria, VirginiaConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Bergen, D.O., William F., of Presque IsleConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Berle, Roger K., of PortlandAppointed as member of the Land for Maine's Future Board(S.P. 189).....................................................................122Confirmed Pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 56)...........210
Bernstein, Rosalyne S., of PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Bichrest, Jennifer S., of HarpswellConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 625)2309, 2346Reappointed as Member of the Marine Resources Advisory
Council(S.P. 1047).................................................................1993
Bisson, J. Maurice, of BrunswickConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Black, Earl C., of BangorAppointed as member of the Maine State Housing Authority(S.P. 265).....................................................................134Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 80)...........262
Blease, Heather D., of BowdoinhamConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Boehmer, Raquel, D., of Monhegan IslandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Bonney, Weston L., of PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Bowden, Edwin W., of CamdenConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286Reappointed as member of the State Liquor and Lottery Commission (S.P. 801)................................................635
Brewer, Marsden, of StoningtonConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 268).......1136Reappointed as member of Marine Resources Advisory
Council(S.P. 786).....................................................................606
Brigham, Alan P., of WindhamConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 478).......1786Reappointed as member of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (S.P. 969)..............................................1748
Brown, Dr. Harold H., of BangorConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 603).......2134Reappointed as member of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Advisory Council (S.P. 1015).........................1854
Canning, Geraldine R., of PortlandAppointed as a member of FAME (S.P. 165)................106Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 57)...........210
Cariani, Paul R., of Presque IsleConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 39)...........156Reappointed as a member of the Loring Development Authority (S.P. 137).....................................................106
Carlisle, David M., of BangorAppointed as a member of FAME (S.P. 165)................106Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 57)...........210
Carpenter, Michael E., of HoultonAppointed as member of the Commission on GovernmentalEthics and Election Practices (S.P. 809)......................703Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 490).......1801Reappointed as member of the Commission on
GovernmentalEthics and Election Practices (S.P. 972).....................1749
Cassidy, James E., of TurnerAppointed as member of the Maine State Housing Authority
(S.P. 1055).................................................................2053Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 640).......2437
Chute, Pamela, of BrewerConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Clifford, Hon. Robert W., of LewistonConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Cohen, William, of Cape ElizabethConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Conners, Dana F., of East WinthropConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Constantine, Virginia, of Bar HarborAppointed as member of the Commission on GovernmentalEthics and Election Practices (S.P. 809)......................703Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286
Copelin, Margaret D., of BentonAppointed as member of the Board of Trustees of Maine
Schoolof Science and Math (S.P. 188)....................................121Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 50)...........198Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Coyle, Richard J., of Ipswich, MassachusettsConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Crane, Neal F., of ExeterConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Crowley, Hon. Robert E., of KennebunkConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Cyr, Philip A., of CaribouAppointed as a member of the Loring Development
Authority(S.P. 137).....................................................................106Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 39)...........156
Dana, Jr., Hon. Howard H., of PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 561).......1971Reappointed as Maine Supreme Judicial Court Associate
Justice(S.P. 1018).................................................................1855
Dann, Michael H., of DixmontConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Dawson, Peter T., of HallowellConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
DeMatteis, H. Donald, of LitchfieldConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
des Rosiers, Jared S., of FalmouthConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Dionne, Philip A., of BrunswickConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Dolan, Mary Beth, of Monhegan IslandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Dowe, James, of BangorConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Duboise, S. Monroe, of PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Duby, Lynn F., of MonmouthConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Durrell, Colon E., of FarmingtonConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Dyer, Carole, of BowdoinhamConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Eckert, Dr. Carol, of WindsorConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 243).........959Reappointed as member of Board of Pesticides Control(S.P. 781).....................................................................586
Eldridge III, John S., of BrunswickConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Faunce, Irving B., of KennebunkportConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Finnegan, Michael L., of EdgecombAppointed as Executive Director of the Famine State Housing Authority (S.P. 1055)...................................2053Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 640).......2437
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Fortier, Richard A., of CaribouConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 511).......1818Reappointed as member of the Maine Outdoor HeritageFund Board (S.P. 968)................................................1748
Fox, Edward A., of HarborsideAppointed as a member of the University of Maine Board of Trustees (S.P. 799)......................................................635Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286
French, Hon. Rae Ann, of AugustaAppointed as Maine District Court Judge (S.P. 1018).1855Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 561).......1971
Frinsko, F. Paul, of GorhamAppointed as member of the Atlantic Salmon Board(S.P. 953)...................................................................1746Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 490).......1801
Fritzsche, Hon. Paul A., of KennebunkConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Glickman, Albert B., of Cape ElizabethConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286Reappointed as member of the University of Maine Board
of Trustees (S.P. 799)......................................................635
Gorman, Hon. Ellen, of DurhamAppointed as Maine Superior Court Justice (S.P. 1018)1855Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 561).......1971
Gray, Howard R., Jr., of PortlandAppointed as Superintendent of the Bureau of Banking(S.P. 817).....................................................................822Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286
Haggett, William, of West BathConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Harvey III, Ernest B., of MillinocketConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Hastings, Michael M., of HampdenConfirmed Pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 95)...........290Reappointed as member to the ME Indian Tribal StateCommission (S.P. 365)................................................180
Hatch, Mary B., of North AnsonAppointed as a member of FAME (S.P. 165)................106Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 57)...........210
Hayne, Margaret S., of FreeportAppointed as member of the Maine State Housing Authority(S.P. 1055).................................................................2053Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 640).......2437
Heal, Richard A., of ActonReappointed as member of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeAdvisory Council (S.P. 310).........................................156
Henry, Harriet P., of StandishConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286Reappointed as member of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices (S.P. 809)703
Higgins, Dennis L., of MattawamkeagConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 632).......2408Reappointed as member of the Land for Maine's Future
Board(S.P. 1056).................................................................2053
Hildreth, Jr., Horace, of FalmouthConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 511).......1818Reappointed as member of the Maine Outdoor HeritageFund Board (S.P. 968)................................................1748
Hilton, Ernest W., of StarksAppointed as member of Board of Environmental
Protection(S.P. 802).....................................................................636Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286
Hoffman, Theresa S., of WatervilleConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Holyoke, Vaughn, of BrewerAppointed as member of Board of Pesticides (S.P. 781)586
Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 243).........959Horning, Elizabeth, of Richmond
Appointed as member of the Maine State Housing Authority(S.P. 1055).................................................................2053Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 640).......2437
Horton, Andrew M., of PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Howell, Lori A., of EliotConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 625)2309, 2346Reappointed as Member of the Marine Resources AdvisoryCouncil (S.P. 1047)....................................................1993
Humphreys, Lee, of WarrenConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Jones, Ralph, of JonesportConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 625).......2309
Jordan, David W., of ScarboroughConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 268).......1137Reappointed as member of Marine Resources AdvisoryCouncil (S.P. 786)........................................................606
Joseph, John M., Jr., of HallowellAppointed as member of the Maine Milk Commission (S.P. 525).....................................................................261Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 148).........426
Kessler, Warren C., of ReadfieldAppointed as member of the Maine Human Rights Commission (S.P. 1016)............................................1855Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 561).......1971
Kilmartin, Laura C., of WestbrookConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Kirkpatrick, Joan R., of LincolnConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Kirkpatrick, Martha G., of NewcastleAppointed as Commissioner of the DEP (S.P. 818)......822Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286
Kornreich, Louis, of BangorConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
LaPointe, Daniel, of Van BurenConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 39)...........156Reappointed as a member of the Loring Development Authority (S.P. 137).....................................................106
Lawrence, Rick E., of PortlandAppointed as Maine Administrative Court Judge(S.P. 1018).................................................................1855Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 604).......2134Appointed as Maine District Court Judge(S.P. 1037).................................................................1950Nomination for Administrative Court Judge Withdrawn(S.P. 1037).................................................................1950
Lee, Shepard, of Cape ElizabethConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Lemaire, Patricia, of LewistonAppointed as member of the Workers Compensation Board (S.P. 814).....................................................................821Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286
Levesque, Steven H., of FarmingdaleAppointed as Commissioner of DECD (S.P. 136)..........106Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 39)...........156
Libby, Matthew P., of AshlandAppointed as member of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeAdvisory Council (S.P. 310).........................................156Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 88)...........270
Lingley, Kristy, of DennysvilleConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 50)...........198Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758Reappointed as student member of Maine Maritime
Academy Board of Trustees (S.P. 175)........................................117
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GUBERNATORIAL APPOINT/SENATE CONFIRMATION (Con't)
Littlefield, Katharine C., of BelfastConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 605).......2135Reappointed as member of the Board of Environmental Protection (S.P. 1035)................................................1950
Longfellow, Barbara, of WinthropAppointed as member of the Workers Compensation Board(S.P. 819).....................................................................822Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286
Marsano, Hon. Francis C., of BelfastConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Marsh, John F., of West GardinerConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286Reappointed as member of Board of Environmental
Protection(S.P. 802).....................................................................636
Marshall, Jr., Stanley N., of VeasieConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Matzen, M. Kelly, of AuburnAppointed as member of the Maine Educational Loan Authority (S.P. 1063).................................................2100Nomination Withdrawn (S.P. 1075)............................2346
McCrum, Barry D., of Mars HillAppointed as member of the University of Maine Board of Trustees (S.P. 799)......................................................635Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286
McDowell, Donald L., of PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
McElwee, John, of CaribouAppointed as Maine District Court Judge (S.P. 1018).1855Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 604).......2134
McGoldrick, Richard J., of Cape ElizabethConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
McKeague, Marcia, of MedwayAppointed as member of the Land for Maine's Future Board(S.P. 1056).................................................................2053Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 632).......2408
McPherson, Orland G., of EliotConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286Reappointed as member of the State Liquor and Lottery Commission (S.P. 801)................................................635
Mead, Hon. Andrew M., of BangorConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 268).......1137Reappointed as Superior Court Justice (S.P. 798)........635
Millet, Jr., H. Sawin, of WaterfordConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Millick, Kim C., of FalmouthConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Mills, Hon. Nancy D., of CornvilleConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 561).......1971Reappointed as Maine Superior Court Justice (S.P. 1018)1855
Morgan, William P., of GorhamConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Murphy, John, of Fort KentAppointed as member of the Maine Educational Loan Authority (S.P. 1063).................................................2100Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 640).......2437
Murray, Ann, of BangorConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Musgrave, Katherine O., of OronoConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Neal, Richard A., of ActonConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 88)...........270
Nivison, John C., of WinslowConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Norris, Jack L., of Soldier PondConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Palmer, Don, of RangeleyAppointed as member of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Advisory Council (S.P. 310).........................................156Confirmed Pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 110).........290
Pelletier, Melford J., of Soldier PondAppointed as member of the Board of Environmental Protection (S.P. 1035)................................................1950Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 605).......2134
Penderson, Lee, of VinalhavenConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Pendleton, Craig, of SacoAppointed as Member of the Marine Resources Advisory Council (S.P. 1047)....................................................1993Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 625)2309, 2346
Perkins, Donald W., Jr., of WestbrookReappointed as member of Marine Resources AdvisoryCouncil (S.P. 786)........................................................606Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 268).......1137
Perkins, Hon. Stephen L., of WindhamConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Perry, Hon. Courtland D., of AugustaAppointed as Maine District Court Judge (S.P. 1018).1855Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 604).......2134
Peters, Ellen N., of New GloucesterConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 88)...........270Reappointed as member of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeAdvisory Council (S.P. 310).........................................156
Phinney, Cynthia, of New SharonConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Plummer, Virginia N., of TurnerAppointed as member of Board of Environmental
Protection(S.P. 802).....................................................................636Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286
Porter, Kristan, of CutlerConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 625)2309, 2346Reappointed as Member of the Marine Resources AdvisoryCouncil (S.P. 1047)....................................................1993
Pringle, Anne B., of PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Pyne, L. Blair, of BremenAppointed as member of Marine Resources Advisory
Council (S.P. 786).....................................................................606Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 268).......1136
Raymond, Reynold, of Eagle LakeConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Reuthe, Elizabeth B., of VassalboroConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Rich, Paul M., of EdgecombConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Richardson, Harrison L., of South PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 50)...........198Reappointed as member of Maine Maritime Academy Boardof Trustees (S.P. 175)..................................................117
Richert, Evan D., of South PortlandConfirmed Pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 95)...........290Reappointed as member to the ME Indian Tribal StateCommission (S.P. 365)................................................180
Rider, R. P. Field, of New GloucesterConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Rier, Jr., James E., of MachiasConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Riley, Dorcas B., of Mt. VernonConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Romei, Hon. John V., of MachiasConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 268).......1137Reappointed as Maine District Court Judge (S.P. 797). 634
Rudman, Hon. Paul L., of VeazieConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 268).......1137Reappointed as Maine Supreme Judicial Court AssociateJustice (S.P. 798).........................................................635
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GUBERNATORIAL APPOINT/SENATE CONFIRMATION (Con't)
Schatz, Bruce N., of AugustaAppointed as member of the Maine Educational Loan
Authority(S.P. 1063).................................................................2100Appointed as member of the Maine Public Broadcasting
Boardof Trustees (S.P. 174)..................................................116Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 50)...........198Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 640).......2437
Skinner, Wickham, of St. GeorgeConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Smith, Ralph, of JonesportAppointed as member of the Marine Resources AdvisoryCouncil (S.P. 1047)....................................................1993Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 625).......2346
Spear, Robert W., of NobleboroAppointed as Commissioner of the Department of
Agriculture(S.P. 673).....................................................................355Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 154).........474
Sperry, Lt. Michael, of StrattonConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Spies, III, Charles J., of TopshamAppointed as Chief Executive Officer of FAME (S.P. 954)1746Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 478).......1786
St. Lawrence, Diane, of New PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Stockwell, Sarah S., of CumberlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 129).........356Reappointed as member of the Maine Outdoor HeritageFund Board (S.P. 394)..................................................181
Strout, Donald A., of East CorinthAppointed as member of the Commission on GovernmentalEthics and Election Practices (S.P. 809)......................703Nomination Withdrawn (S.P. 841)..............................1667
Sullivan, Catherine R., of PortlandAppointed as member of the Board of Trusteees, MSRS (S.P. 800).....................................................................635Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286
Tewhey, John D., of GorhamConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 299).......1286Reappointed as member of Board of Environmental
Protection(S.P. 802).....................................................................636
Thayer, Brian C., of CumberlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Thompson, Arthur H., of LimestoneConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Tinkham II, Joseph E., of South GardinerAppointed as Adjutant General/Commissioner of Defense,Veterans and Emergency Management (S.P. 1064). .2100Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 640).......2437
Tracy, James W., of FarmingdaleAppointed as member of the State Harness Racing
Commission(S.P. 264).............................................................134, 154Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 79)...........248
Trask, Norman G., of EastonConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Turner, David, of MeddybempsAppointed as Member of the Marine Resources Advisory
Council(S.P. 1047).................................................................1993Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 625)2309, 2346
Umphrey, Robert D., of Presque IsleConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Varner, James, of Old TownConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 81)...........262Reappointed as member of the ME Human Rights
Commission(S.P. 366).....................................................................181
Vestal, Jr., Paul K., of PlymouthConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 81)...........262Reappointed as member of the ME Human Rights
Commission(S.P. 366).....................................................................181
Wakelin, David S., of South PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Walton, Clyde D., of Kents HillConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Ward, Candace R., of BangorConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Wardwell, Richard E., of OronoAppointed as member of the Board of Environmental Protection (S.P. 1035)................................................1950Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 605).......2135
Ware, Lila S., of SkowheganConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 88)...........270Reappointed as member of Inland Fisheries and WildlifeAdvisory Council (S.P. 310).........................................156
Warren, Carol G., of BrunswickConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Wathen, Daniel E., of AugustaConfirmed Pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 95)...........290Reappointed as Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme JudicialCourt (S.P. 363)...........................................................180
Watson, Donna S., of PownalConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 782).......2758
Watt, Albert L., of SinclairConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 39)...........156Reappointed as a member of the Loring Development
Authority(S.P. 137).....................................................................106
Webber, Jacquelyn L., of StockholmAppointed as Member of LURC (S.P. 1051)................2006Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 632).......2408
Webster, Peter B., of YarmouthConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Welch, Thomas L., of HancockConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 45)...........181Reappointed as Chairman of the Maine PUC (S.P. 151)106
Wheeler, Joyce A., of KitteryConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Wlodkowski, John B., of AugustaConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 130).........356Reappointed as Chairman of the Maine UnemploymentInsurance Commission (S.P. 473)................................223
Worth, Patricia, of BelfastAppointed as Maine District Court Judge (S.P. 1018).1855Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 604).......2134
Wyman, Katherine D., of FarmingtonAppointed as Member of State Board of Education(S.P. 752).....................................................................500Confirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 201).........758
Yancy-Wrona, Janet, of PortlandConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
Zaitlin, Samuel M., of BiddefordConfirmed pursuant to Joint Rule 506 (S.C. 425).......1719
HATCH, PAMELA HENDERSON (Representative, Skowhegan)
Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................367Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................67 (2), 77 (2), 86 (2), 110, 137 (4), .................................139, 149, 163, 168, 172 (7), 175, 212 (2),
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................................................213 (5), 262, 347 (3), 378, 379,
....................................452, 1730 (3), 1731 (3), 1911 (2), 2050Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.....................................................................2603
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HATCH, PAMELA HENDERSON (Rep., Skowhegan) (Con't)Remarks.......................141, 333, 335, 590, 689, 691, 733,
..........................................783, 866, 867, 871, 872, 874, 875,
........................................886, 887, 910, 918 (2), 919 (2), 923,
........................................928, 960, 961, 963, 991, 994, 1007,
......................................1056, 1058, 1071, 1076, 1089, 1102,
..........................................1104 (2), 1112, 1113 (2), 1114 (2),
......................................1119, 1138, 1147, 1152, 1177, 1179,
...........................................1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1193 (2),
...........................................1262, 1268, 1300 (3), 1306, 1307,
......................................1313, 1328, 1329, 1336, 1360, 1366,
......................................1367, 1370, 1374, 1375, 1376, 1379,
...........................................1390, 1422, 1423, 1425, 1426 (2),
......................................1444, 1463, 1523, 1524, 1525, 1534,
...........................................1541 (2), 1542, 1556, 1597, 1600,
......................................1603, 1664, 1772, 1774, 1804, 1824,
......................................1874, 2029, 2044, 2054, 2057, 2059,
......................................2127, 2131, 2136, 2211, 2225, 2227,
...........................................2236, 2332, 2352, 2389, 2392 (2),
......................................2454, 2484, 2523, 2528, 2530, 2531,
......................................2534, 2548, 2560, 2580, 2581, 2582,
........................................2629, 2630, 2706, 2737, 2739, 2748Speaker Pro Tem...................................................719-725
HEIDRICH, THEODORE H. (Representative, Oxford)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.............................................................214, 1726Remarks.....129, 414, 981, 1022, 1894, 1900, 1994, 2266,
.................................................................2325, 2368 (2), 2678
HONEY, KEN (Representative, Boothbay)Appointments...................................................1715, 2756Committee Appointments.................................44 (2), 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor...................................................71, 73, 150, 213Remarks.......277, 492, 505, 719, 1082, 1623, 2103, 2117,
................................................................................2270, 2358
HOUSE ORDERSAmend House Rules
Amending House Rule 510 (H.O. 9)..100 (R 100-101) (RC 101)
Amending House Rules 107, 507, 517 and Preamble(H.O. 7)........................................................99 (R 99-100)House Rule 401.13 (H.O. 14)...............................236, 254
Leaves of AbsenceBagley, Rep. Martha A., of Machias
(H.O. 16)...............................................................329Baker, Rep. Christina L., of Bangor
(H.O. 11)...............................................................164Bolduc, Rep. Brian, of Auburn
(H.O. 43).............................................................2733Bouffard, Rep. Gerald N., of Lewiston
(H.O. 12)...............................................................215Bragdon, Rep. Tarren R., of Bangor
(H.O. 37).............................................................1911(H.O. 41).............................................................2387
Brennan, Rep. Michael F., of Portland(H.O. 26).............................................................1045
Brooks, Rep. Joseph E., of Winterport(H.O. 16)...............................................................329
Bruno, Rep. Joseph, of Raymond(H.O. 11)...............................................................164
Buck, Rep. John T., of Yarmouth(H.O. 40).............................................................2168
Bumps, Rep. Randall L., of China(H.O. 23)...............................................................607(H.O. 27).............................................................1252(H.O. 34).............................................................1803
Campbell, Rep. Richard H., of Holden
(H.O. 35).............................................................1843Chick, Rep. Howard A., of Lebanon
(H.O. 19)...............................................................428Chizmar, Rep. Nancy L., of Lisbon
(H.O. 29).............................................................1574Cianchette, Rep. Peter., of South Portland
(H.O. 38).............................................................1975Clark, Rep. Joseph E., of Millinocket
(H.O. 12)...............................................................215Cote, Rep. William R., of Lewiston
(H.O. 17)...............................................................367Cowger, Rep. Scott W., of Hallowell
(H.O. 19)...............................................................428Daigle, Rep. Robert A., of Arundel
(H.O. 19)...............................................................428(H.O. 41).............................................................2387
Dugay, Rep. Edward R., of Cherryfield(H.O. 15)...............................................................274
Frechette, Rep. Roger D., of Biddeford(H.O. 10)...............................................................140(H.O. 12)...............................................................215(H.O. 15)...............................................................274(H.O. 17)...............................................................367(H.O. 24)...............................................................656(H.O. 26).............................................................1045(H.O. 29).............................................................1574(H.O. 36).............................................................1879(H.O. 41).............................................................2387
Fuller, Rep. Elaine, of Manchester(H.O. 11)...............................................................164
Green, Rep. Bonnie, of Monmouth(H.O. 11)...............................................................164(H.O. 42).............................................................2610
Hatch, Rep. Pamela Henderson, of Skowhegan(H.O. 17)...............................................................367
Jodrey, Rep. Arlan R., of Bethel(H.O. 40).............................................................2168
Jones, Rep. Sumner A., Jr., of Pittsfield(H.O. 26).............................................................1045(H.O. 28).............................................................1451
Labrecque, Rep. Janice E., of Gorham(H.O. 23)...............................................................607(H.O. 28).............................................................1451(H.O. 37).............................................................1911
Lemoine, Rep. David G., of Old Orchard Beach(H.O. 21)...............................................................541
Lemont, Rep. Kenneth F., of Kittery(H.O. 27).............................................................1252(H.O. 34).............................................................1803
Lindahl, Rep. David A., of Northport(H.O. 28).............................................................1451
Loring, Rep. Donna M., of the Penobscot Nation(H.O. 15)...............................................................274(H.O. 16)...............................................................329(H.O. 35).............................................................1843
Lovett, Rep. Glenys P., of Scarborough(H.O. 12)...............................................................215(H.O. 17)...............................................................367
Mack, Rep. Adam, of Standish(H.O. 39).............................................................2026
Madore, Rep. David R., of Augusta(H.O. 17)...............................................................367(H.O. 21)...............................................................541(H.O. 28).............................................................1451(H.O. 34).............................................................1803(H.O. 43).............................................................2733
HOUSE ORDERS (Con't)Leaves of Absence (Con't)
Marvin, Rep. Jean Ginn, of Cape Elizabeth(H.O. 35).............................................................1843
Mayo, Rep. Arthur F., III, of Bath
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(H.O. 23)...............................................................607McAlevey, Rep. Michael J., of Waterboro
(H.O. 20)...............................................................474(H.O. 37).............................................................1911
McDonough, Rep. John F., of Portland(H.O. 13)...............................................................236(H.O. 19)...............................................................428
McNeil, Rep. Doborah K., of Rockland(H.O. 39).............................................................2026
Mendros, Rep. Stavros J., of Lewiston(H.O. 25)...............................................................827
Murphy, Rep. Eleanor M., of Berwick(H.O. 35).............................................................1843
Muse, Rep. Christopher T., of South Portland(H.O. 24)...............................................................656
O'Brien, Rep. Julie Ann, of Augusta(H.O. 12)...............................................................215(H.O. 25)...............................................................827
Plowman, Rep. Debra D., of Hampden(H.O. 13)...............................................................236
Povich, Rep. Edward J., of Ellsworth(H.O. 28).............................................................1451
Quint, Rep. Michael W., of Portland(H.O. 30).............................................................1720
Richard, Rep. Shirley K., of Madison(H.O. 15)...............................................................274
Richardson, Rep. Earl E., of Greenville(H.O. 12)...............................................................215(H.O. 16)...............................................................329(H.O. 23)...............................................................607(H.O. 26).............................................................1045(H.O. 34).............................................................1803(H.O. 38).............................................................1975
Richardson, Rep. John G., Jr., of Brunswick(H.O. 12)...............................................................215(H.O. 16)...............................................................329
Rines, Rep. Benjamin L., of Wiscasset(H.O. 40).............................................................2168
Rosen, Rep. Richard W., of Bucksport(H.O. 15)...............................................................274
Sanborn, Rep. Laura J., of Alton(H.O. 26).............................................................1045
Savage, Rep. Christine R., of Union(H.O. 27).............................................................1252
Saxl, Rep. Jane W., of Bangor(H.O. 15)...............................................................274(H.O. 21)...............................................................541
Sherman, Rep. Roger L., of Hodgdon(H.O. 25)...............................................................827
Shields, Rep. Thomas F., of Auburn(H.O. 26).............................................................1045(H.O. 42).............................................................2610
Shorey, Rep. Kevin L., of Calais(H.O. 21)...............................................................541(H.O. 26).............................................................1045(H.O. 37).............................................................1911(H.O. 38).............................................................1975
Snowe-Mello, Rep. Lois A., of Poland(H.O. 15)...............................................................274
Soctomah, Rep. Donald G., of Passamaquoddy Tribe(H.O. 16)...............................................................330
Stanwood, Rep. Robert E., of Southwest Harbor(H.O. 12)...............................................................215
Stevens, Rep. Kathleen A., of Orono(H.O. 17)...............................................................367
Sullivan, Rep. Nancy B., of Biddeford(H.O. 36).............................................................1879
Tessier, Rep. Paul L., of Fairfield(H.O. 13)...............................................................236
Thompson, Rep. Richard H., of Naples(H.O. 13)...............................................................236
Tobin, Rep. David L., of Windham(H.O. 20)...............................................................474
Treadwell, Russell P., of Carmel(H.O. 19)...............................................................428
Twomey, Rep. Joanne T., of Biddeford(H.O. 27).............................................................1253
Volenik, Rep. Paul, of Brooklin(H.O. 33).............................................................1757(H.O. 43).............................................................2733
Weston, Rep. Carol, of Montville(H.O. 17)...............................................................367
Wheeler, Rep. Gary J., of Eliot(H.O. 26).............................................................1045
Williams, Rep. Daniel B., of Orono(H.O. 12)...............................................................215
MiscellaneousAppointments by the Clerk authorized (H.O. 3).............20Chaplains of the House (H.O. 4)....................................20Clerk to furnish Advanced Journal and Calendar (H.O. 2)20Committee Appointed to Inform the Governor of a Quorumin the House (H.O. 31)...............................................1707Committee Appointed to Inform the Senate of a Quorum in
theHouse (H.O. 32).........................................................1707G. Steven Rowe declared Speaker of the House (H.O. 6)13House Adjourns until 10 a.m. unless otherwise ordered(H.O. 1)..........................................................................20Joseph Mayo declared Clerk of the House (H.O. 6)........13Millicent M. MacFarland declared Ass't Clerk of the House(H.O. 6)..........................................................................13Propounding Questions to the Justices of the Supreme
JudicialCourt (L.D. 1188) (H.O. 22) 584, 613, 631, 677, 701, 859 ................................................859 (R 859- 863) (RC 863)Recinding House vote on (H.P. 1373) Joint Resolution on Rights of the Child (H.O. 18)425, 464 (R 464-465) (RC 465)Rules of the House (H.O. 5)....................28 (R 29) (RC 29)Speaker Rowe given his office chair(H.O. 44)............................................2745 (R 2745-2750)
JABAR, JOSEPH M., SR. (Representative, Waterville)Appointments.................................................................47Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.............89, 157 (2), 171 (3), 183, 346, 347, .................................................................1726 (2), 1728, 1769
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor..................................................................19
Remarks..................40, 253, 435, 460, 592, 678, 680, 804,..................................... 808, 818 (2), 839, 840, 884, 909, 913,..................................... 945, 946, 1014 (2), 1040, 1371, 1383,................................. 1409, 1469, 1511, 1518, 1577, 1583 (2),................................................1826, 1870, 1874, 2033, 2092, ......................................2119, 2120, 2126, 2162, 2163, 2183, ......................................2204, 2209, 2282, 2283, 2286, 2331, ......................................................................2415, 2471, 2545
Speaker Pro Tem...............................................1230-1242
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JACOBS, PATRICIA T. (Representative, Turner)Appointments...................................................1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......................................................................212Remarks. .435, 1128, 1129, 1191, 1207, 1234, 1454, 1843,
..................................................................... 1867, 2292, 2527
JODREY, ARLAN R. (Representative, Bethel)Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................................2168Remarks...................................................1352, 2319, 2435
JOINT CONVENTIONSMiscellaneous
Administering Oath to the Honorable Angus S. King, Jr.(1/7/99)....................................................................55-61Election of Attorney General, Secretary of State & State
Treasurer(12/2/98)..................................................................20-28Honoring Senator George Mitchell (3/28/00)....2088-2097
State of the JudiciaryChief Justice Daniel E. Wathen
(2/11/99).......................................................184-188(2/15/00)...................................................1793-1796
State of the State/Budget AddressGovernor Angus S. King, Jr.
(1/24/00)...................................................1757-1763(2/16/99).......................................................191-196
State of the Technical College SystemPresident John Fitzsimmons
(2/22/00)...................................................1828-1835(3/10/99).......................................................306-311
State of the UniversityChancellor Terrance MacTaggart
(2/22/00)...................................................1828-1835(3/10/99).......................................................306-311
JOINT ORDERSAdjournment
1st Regular Session(S.P. 8)...................................................................41(S.P. 31).................................................................55(S.P. 142)...............................................................99(S.P. 191).............................................................119(S.P. 273).............................................................143(S.P. 322).............................................................165(S.P. 402).............................................................189(S.P. 463).............................................................219(S.P. 499).............................................................242(S.P. 591).............................................................282(S.P. 645).............................................................339(S.P. 684).............................................................370(S.P. 721).............................................................447(S.P. 751).............................................................493(S.P. 773).............................................................554(S.P. 788).............................................................615(S.P. 804).............................................................673(S.P. 851)............................................................1457(S.P. 855)............................................................1651
2nd Regular Session(S.P. 899)............................................................1723(S.P. 919)............................................................1735(S.P. 959)............................................................1748(S.P. 985)............................................................1780(S.P. 998)............................................................1814(S.P. 1013)..........................................................1849(S.P. 1023)..........................................................1886(S.P. 1030)..........................................................1929(S.P. 1046)..........................................................1979
(S.P. 1054)..........................................................2047(S.P. 1080)..........................................................2433(S.P. 1087)..........................................................2605(S.P. 1092)..........................................................2699
Amend Joint RulesAmending a Variety of Joint Rules (H.P. 356).93 (R 94-95)Joint Rule 304 (H.P. 358)........................97 (R 98) (RC 98)Joint Rule 304(S.P. 358).........................97 (R 98) (RC 98)Joint Rule 354 (S.P. 166).................................101 (R 102)Joint Rules 301 and 314 (H.P. 357). . .95 (R 96-97) (RC 97)Carryover Bills
Carryover BillsMatters of First Regular Session Held over to any Special or Regular Session
(H.P. 1614).........................................................1693(H.P. 1617).........................................................1704
Establishing CommissionEstablishing Commission on the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse (H.P. 1930)..........2260 (R 2261), 2602, 2648Establishing Commission to Assess the Health Care
DeliverySystem for the Elderly (S.P. 403).............221, 1695, 2098Establishing Commission to Examine the Adequacy of
Services at Togus (H.P. 1052)..................227, 241, 811, 838, 1647Establishing Commission to Review Municipal ShellfishConservation Programs (S.P. 613).......................315, 559Establishing Commission to Review Traffic Congestion of
Route 236from Kittery to Berwick (H.P. 1596). .1340 (R 1340-1342) ................................................................(RC 1342), 1640.Establishing Commission to Study Fairness of the Maine Turnpike (H.P. 1568).........................656, 698, 747, 1285Establishing Commission to Study Single-Sales Factor Apportionment (S.P. 771)..................................538, 1647Establishing Commission to Study the Statewide
Redemption of ......................Returnable Containers (H.P. 921)204, 216, 228, 241, 261, 365
Establishing CommitteeEstablishing Committee on Gasoline and Fuel Prices(H.P. 1774)....1734, 1764, 2148, 2182, 2216, 2323, 2648Establishing Committee on Legislative Rules(H.P. 17)........................................................................46Establishing Committee on Sawmill Biomass(H.P. 1583)..............................1078 (R 1078), 1188, 1645Establishing Committee to Address the Recognition of the Tribal Government Representative of Maine's Native Sovereign Nations in the Legislature (H.P. 1524)540, 1025, 1105, 1641Establishing Committee to Locate an On-site Daycare Center in Capitol Complex (H.P. 58). 53, 793 (R 793-794) (RC 794), 1282. .Establishing Committee to Study Access to Private and Public Lands in Maine (H.P. 1951).............................2609Establishing Committee to Study Bomb Threats in Maine Schools (H.P. 1938)...........................2346 (R 2347), 2648Establishing Committee to Study the Further
Decriminalization of the Criminal Laws of Maine (H.P. 1914)...........2167, 2648Establishing Committee to Study the Need for Protection of Hunters and Anglers from Harassment and Terrorizing(H.P. 1773)......................................................1733, 2166
Establishing GroupEstablishing Stakeholders Group to Explore Options to MTBE and RFG (H.P. 1581)1026 (R 1027), 1069 (R 1069), 1640
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JOINT ORDERS (Con't)Establishing Joint Select Committee
.....Establishing Joint Select Committee on Research and Development (H.P. 5)..........................................29, 1375Establishing Joint Select Committee on the Psychiatric Treatment Initiative (H.P. 1955)................................2674Establishing Joint Select Committee on School Based
HealthCare Services (H.P. 1864)...............1878 (RC 1879), 2648Establishing Joint Select Committee on the Year 2000 Computer Problem (S.P. 190)155, 165, 176, 189, 206, 820Establishing Joint Select Committee to Ensure
Accountability in theLegislature (H.P. 1457)........................................454, 770Establishing Joint Select Committee to Review the Maine
Tort Claims Act (S.P. 767)...........................................538, 894Establishing Joint Select Committee to Study 3rd Party
Payment toHealth Care Providers (S.P. 640).........................354, 892Establishing Joint Select Committee to Study Building a
TruckBypass in the Town of Sanford (H.P. 1143).........251, 756Establishing Joint Select Committee to Study the Creation
of aPublic/Private Purchasing Alliance to Ensure Access to
Health Care for All Maine Citizens (H.P. 1857)............1865, 2648Establishing Joint Select Committee to Study the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority (H.P. 1142).....251, 770
Establishing Task ForceEstablishing Task Force on Patterns of Development (S.P. 827).........................................................1042, 1641Establishing Task Force on Transportation Access, Air
PollutionReduction and Family Self-sufficiency (S.P. 612).315, 658...........................(R 661) (RC 660), 703, 851, 954 (R 954)Establishing Task Force to Develop a Plan to Implement a Pilot Program for a Public Defender's Office (H.P. 1487)455, 894Establishing Task Force to Redesign the Governance
Systemof the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf(H.P. 1183)..............................272, 745, 878, 1019, 1150Establishing Task Force to Review the Educational Program and the Governance System of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf(H.P. 1587)........................................1188, 2500 (R 1190)Establishing Task Force to Study Growth Management(S.P. 1090)..................................................2696 (R 2697)Establishing Task Force to Study the E-911 System(S.P. 709)...........................................................684, 1932..Establishing Task Force to Study the Implementation of Alternative Programs and Interventions for violent and chronically Disruptive Students (S.P. 598)314, 1060, 1084, 1641, 2387
MiscellaneousCommittee on Utilities and Energy Hold Public Hearings on Heating Fuel Cost (H.P. 1821)...............1775, 1777, 2213Committee Rooms (H.P. 3)............................................19Committee to Notify King of his Election (S.P. 33).........54Compensation (S.P. 2)...................................................29Documents Supplied to Town & City Clerks (H.P. 2)......19Executive Director's Duties (S.P. 3)...............................29Health and Human Services Committee to Investigate
Death ofMatthew Berube(H.P. 1903)..............2025, 2153 (R 2153-2156) (RC 2156)History and Final Disposition of bills (H.P. 4).................19Joint Select Committee on the Gubernatorial Vote (S.P. 32)54
Legislative Record (S.P. 7).............................................41Joint Rules (S.P. 9).................30 (R 38-41) (RC 39, 40, 41)Natural Resources Committee to Establish a Stakeholder's Group (H.P. 655)..........................................................152Printing and Binding (S.P. 5)..........................................30Purchase of services, supplies & equipment (S.P. 6).....30Radio/TV in House Chamber (H.P. 1).............................19Removal of Andrew Ketterer, Attorney General(H.P. 1895)1971(R 1971-1975) (RC 1971, 1974 (2), 1975)Removing (H.P. 302, L.D. 410) from the House's UnfinishedBusiness Table (H.P. 1610).........................1611 (R 1612)Revisor to deliver all Bills and Resolves by 3/1/99 (S.P. 10)29Telephone Services (S.P. 4)...........................................30
Recalled BillsFrom the Engrossing Division
(H.P. 1545) (S.P. 18, L.D. 3)..................................604(H.P. 1594) (S.P. 597, L.D. 1721)........................1315(H.P. 1599) (H.P. 976, L.D. 1374)............1375, 1397 (H.P. 1931) (S.P. 995, L.D. 2557)..............2260, 2323
(S.P. 822) (H.P. 867, L.D. 1224)............................891(S.P. 828) (H.P. 806, L.D. 1129)..........................1043(S.P. 1036) (H.P. 1664, L.D. 2333)......................1946
From The Governor's Desk(H.P. 1588) (H.P. 692, L.D. 959)...........1202 (R 1202)(H.P. 1606) (H.P. 704, L.D. 971).1587 (R 1587), 1642(H.P. 1948) (H.P. 1922, L.D. 2668)...........2594, 2602(H.P. 1949) (H.P. 1907, L.D. 2652)...........2596, 2663(H.P. 1950) (H.P. 729, L.D. 1019).............2603, 2629(H.P. 1952) (H.P. 543, L.D. 750)...............2629, 2649(H.P. 1954) (H.P. 1807, L.D. 2533)...........2653, 2657(S.P. 808) (S.P. 464, L.D. 1403)............................702(S.P. 837) (H.P. 274, L.D. 382)............................1282(S.P. 849) (S.P. 738, L.D. 2088)..........................1417(S.P. 850) (S.P. 417, L.D. 1206)..........................1456(S.P. 853) (S.P. 450, L.D. 1325)..........................1594(S.P. 1091) (S.P. 1026, L.D. 2599)......................2697
From The Legislative Files(H.P. 1574) (H.P. 1512, L.D. 2160)......................776 .................................................(R 776-782) (RC 782)(H.P. 1575) (H.P. 1531, L.D. 2184)...............852, 955................................................ (R 955-957) (RC 957)(H.P. 1600) (H.P. 266, L.D. 370)..1382 (R 1383-1384)...................................................................(RC 1384)(H.P. 1609) (S.P. 268, L.D. 761). 1611 (R 1611), 1641(H.P. 1942) (H.P. 265, L.D. 369)........................2431 ......................................(R 2431-2432) (RC 2432 (2))(H.P. 1956) (H.P. 1687, L.D. 2393)2687 (R 2687), 2697(S.P. 766) (S.P. 187, L.D. 580).................538 (R 538)(S.P. 779) (S.P. 427, L.D. 1264)............................703(S.P. 854) (S.P. 503, L.D. 1504)..........................1632
Report out BillsCommittee on Agriculture, Conservation and
ForestryLegislation Concerning the Arming of Forest Rangers (H.P. 1561)...........................................................619
Committee on Appropriations and Financial AffairsLegislation Amending the Agricultural Marketing Loan Fund to Assist the Cranberry Industry (H.P. 1611)1692, 1703Legislation Authorizing a General Fund Bond Issue to Finance the Purchase of Public Lands (H.P. 1540)....................................................................563,1612
Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and Committee on Health and Human Resources
Bill Establishing a Fund to Receive and Use Money from Maine vs. Philip Morris (H.P. 1570).....702, 1188...Bill Establishing a Fund to Receive and Use Money from Maine vs. Philip Morris (S.P. 826)1024, 1105 (R 1105)
Committee on Banking and Insurance
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.............Bill Requiring that Before June 30, 2000 the Superintendent of Insurance Adopt Major Substantive Rules(H.P. 1941)...............................................2437, 2594Bill Requiring the Superintendent of Insurance to Develop a Plan Guaranteeing Access to and Availability of Health Care (H.P. 1944).2483 (R 2483-2486) (RC 2486), 2592, 2609
Committee on Banking and Insurance and Health and Human Services
Legislation that Delays Implementation of Changes to the Mail Order Prescription Plan (H.P. 1571)704, 1024
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JOINT ORDERS (Con't)Report out Bills (Con't)
Committee on Business and Economic DevelopmentBill Relating to Consolidation of Maine's Medical and Osteopathic Licensing Boards (S.P. 977)............1756Bill Relating to Occupational and Licensing Boards and the Office of Licensing and Registration within the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation(S.P. 978)..................................................1756, 1797(S.P. 978)...................................................................Bill to Promote Economic Development in the State(S.P. 1022)................................................1853, 2416Legislation implementing the recommendations of the Business Advisory Commission on Quality Child Care Financing (S.P. 993).................................1781, 2267
Committee on Criminal JusticeA Bill Authorizing the Commissioner of Corrections and Administrative and Financial Services to Lease 2 acres in South Portland (S.P. 821).......................843, 1281Bill Implementing the Recommendations of the Study Group to Review Procedures and Consider Improvements in Juvenile and Adult Probation Services (S.P. 979)............................................................1756
Committee on Education and Cultural AffairsBill 'An Act to Improve the Accountability of the Child Development Services System' (H.P. 1836)1819, 1978Bill Concerning the System of Requiring Fingerprints from and Seeking Criminal History Record Information of Educational Personnel (H.P. 1793).......1757, 2594Bill to Clarify the Tuition Waiver Program for Persons who Reside in Foster Care as Children (H.P. 1874).................................................................1894, 2076Legislation regarding the School Funding Formula (H.P. 1576)....................................................................843
Committee on Health and Human ServicesBill on Registration of Unlicensed Health Care Assistive Personnel (H.P. 1842).........................................1814Bill Regarding Temporary Campgrounds(S.P. 1044)................................................1948, 2405Bill Regarding Water Treatment Plant Operator Certification (S.P. 1033)...........................1946, 2101Legislation Implementing the Recommendations of the Business Advisory Commission on Quality Child Care Financing (S.P. 994)...........................................1781Legislation Implementing the Recommendations of the Commission on Eating Disorders (H.P. 1501)502, 620Legislation on Long-term Care (H.P. 1539)...........563Legislation regarding Mental Health Services(H.P. 1569).......................758, 683, 885, 1019, 1102Legislation regarding Mental Health Services(S.P. 811).............................................................747Legislation to delay retroactively the implementation of PL 1997, chapter 793 (H.P. 270)........................72
Committee on Inland Fisheries and WildlifeBill Implementing the Recommendations from the Municipalities Regarding Surface water use on great ponds. (H.P. 1840)....................................1802, 2219.. . .Bill Implementing the Recommendations of IF&W Regarding Surface Use on Great Ponds (H.P. 1585)...........................................................................1101Bill Regarding Lifetime Hunting and Fishing Licenses(H.P. 1866)...............................................1879, 2213Legislation to More Equitably Distribute Gas Tax Revenues (H.P. 1510).................................523, 2008
Committee on JudiciaryBill to Implement the Recommendations of the Court Unification Task Force (H.P. 1786)...........1756, 1789Bill to Provide Equal Treatment for State Employees Under Federal Employment Laws (H.P. 1912). .2100, 2409, 2418
Committee on Labor
Bill Amending the Biweekly Pay Law(H.P. 1915)...............................................2168, 2594Bill Establishing a Method of Annually Determining and Limiting Employer Contribution to Unemployment Comp Fund (S.P. 1008).............................1814, 1857
Committee on Legal and Veterans AffairsBill Relating to the Reporting Requirements for Political Action Committees and the Flexibility of the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices to Assess Fines (S.P. 1066) ......2098, 2185
Committee on Natural ResourcesBill Concerning the recommendations of the Task Force to Study the Improvements of Public Water Supply Protection (H.P. 1841)..................1802, 1880Bill Relating to Pollution Prevention (S.P. 806).....683Bill to Fund Training Programs for Water Pollution Control Facility Operators (S.P. 843)........1332, 1381Bill to Implement the Land Use Recommendations of the Task Force to Review Smart Growth Patterns of Development(S.P. 1014)................................................1849, 1887Legislation Relating to Pollution Prevention(H.P. 1564)...................................................637, 684
Committee on Research and Development.......Bill to make changes to State's Comprehensive Research and Development Evaluation (S.P. 1006).................................................................1814, 1994
Committee on State and Local GovernmentBill Repealing Certain Inactive Boards and Commissions(H.P. 1850)...............................................1845, 2314Legislation as Necessary to Revise the Salaries of County Officers and Lay the County Taxes for 2000(H.P. 1822).....................................1781, 2321, 2322Legislation as Necessary to Revise the Salaries of County Officers and Lay the County Taxes for 1999(H.P. 1158).............................272, 1294, 1546, 1547
Committee on TaxationBill Addressing Eligibility for the Elderly Low Cost Drug Program (H.P. 1876).................................1909, 2008Bill 'An Act to Exempt a Portion of Private Pensions from Income Taxation.'(S.P. 1003)...............................1798 (RC 1798), 2187Bill Authorizing the Reimbursement of Sales Tax Overpayments to a Maine Business(S.P. 1032)................................................1931, 2171Bill Implementing the Tax Policy Recommendations of the Task Force to Review Smart Growth Patterns of Development (H.P. 1851).........................1845, 2213Bill on the Issue of Pension Equity (S.P. 860). . .1702, 2421Bill Relating to Sales Tax on Vehicles Leased and Removed from the State and Certain Watercraft Used in Interstate Commerce (S.P. 1065).........2098, 2433...Bill to Provide Assistance for Westbrook Education Funding, Sappi Plant Valuation (H.P. 1584)1101, 1306
Committee on Transportation.........................Bill to Implement the Transportation Recommendations of the Task Force Created to Review Smart Growth Patterns of Development (S.P. 1021)........................................................1876, 1887
Committee on Utilities and EnergyBill Concerning Heating Oil Prices (H.P. 1880)....1930Legislation Relating to Telemarketing Fraud(H.P. 1560).....................................619 (R 619), 1857
JOINT RESOLUTIONS1999 National Crime Victim's Rights Week(H.P. 1559)................................................618 (R 618-619)2000 National Crime Victim's Rights Week(H.P. 1943)..................................................................2525
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Adams, Major General Earl L.(H.P. 1911).................................2258, 2264 (R 2264-2267)Anderson, Richard B., Retirement (H.P. 1602)......1466
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JOINT RESOLUTIONS (Con't)Area Agencies on Aging (H.P. 482)...........................128Atlantic Salmon (H.P. 1794)1751 (R 1751-1755) (R 1755)Better Hearing and Speech Month, May (S.P. 791)703Blaisdell, Shirrin L. (H.P. 1616).................1702 (R 1703)Board of Visitors to Evaluate their Policies (H.P. 1957)2733Border Corridor Highways (H.P. 1440).....................428Boys and Girls Clubs of Maine (S.P. 830)...............1344Chavex, Cesar E., Birthday (S.P. 1025)...................1886Child Abuse Prevention Month, April (H.P. 1917)2186,
2323China entry into WTO (H.P. 1854). . .1863 (R 1864-1865)Cianchette, Alton E. (S.P. 971)........1777 (R 1778-1780)Citizens of Scottish Decent (S.P. 1081). . .2430 (R 2431)Community Action Program Agencies, 35th
Anniversary(S.P. 842).....................................................................1416Cutler Naval Station (H.P. 1826)1787 (R 1787) (RC 1787)Direct HUD to Release Ice Storm Funds (S.P. 531).259Doherty Family Letter Carriers Food Drive Day, May 8,
1999...........................................................................(S.P. 815).......................................................................843Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program(H.P. 1374)........................................381 (R 381), 417, 463Fisheries Management Decisions Based on Interest in the Fishery (H.P. 1586) .............................1174 (R 1174)Funding for Emergency Shelters (H.P. 378)....92 (R 93)Gamache, Albert P. (H.P. 1468).................................453Gormley, James, Retirement (S.P. 856). . .1677 (R 1677-
1679)Greek Independence Day, March 25(H.P. 1905)..........................................2025, 2047 (R 2047)Hirshon, Robert E., of Portland (S.P. 1038)1936 (R 1937)Human Rights, 50th Anniversary of the Declaration(H.P. 1375)..................................381 (R 382-383) (RC 382)Increase Funding to Support Special Education(S.P. 772)..........................................................555 (R 555)Increase Interstate Truck Weight Limits (S.P. 650)364It's My Fight Too Month, June (S.P. 838)................1416Jobs for Maine's Graduates (S.P. 590)......................282Katz, Bennett D. (S.P. 812).....................774 (R 774-775)Kennebec County, the 200th Anniversary of(S.P. 831)......................................................1173 (R 1173)Limit the Uses of SS Numbers (H.P. 1547).606 (R 607)). .Local Workforce Investment Boards to Report Their Activities to the Legislature (S.P. 1068)................2166Maine Bankers Association and the Maine Association of Community Banks (S.P. 1050).............................2001Maine Farmer and Maine Agriculture(S.P. 1074)....................................................2231 (R 2231)Maine Fitness Weekend (S.P. 644)..................340, 1294Maine's Natural Resource-Based Industries(H.P. 1935)..................................................................2273Mandela, Nelson (H.P. 1805)... .1776 (R 1776-1777) (RC
1777)Mayo, Hon. Joseph W. (H.P. 1947)...2555 (R 2556-2565)Mitchell, Honorable George J. (JCR 1)2089 (R 2090-2094)Monuments at Gettysburg (S.P. 926).....................1741Name a Ship in Honor of the City of Bath(H.P. 1355)........................................................366 (R 367)Native American Woman, Year 2000(S.P. 1086)...................................................2595 (R 2595)New England Coalition on prescription drug prices(H.P. 1812).................................................1771 (RC 1771)Northern Ireland, Peace Efforts (H.P. 1341)357 (R 357)Nuclear Weapons Abolition Treaty (H.P. 1844).....1838Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month(H.P. 1929)..........................................2259 (R 2259-2260)Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month(S.P. 753)...................................................520 (R 520-521)
Pass Prescription Drug Fairness for Seniors Act(H.P. 1157)....................................................................263Protect and Preserve Social Security(S.P. 517)....................284, 325, 337 (R 337-339) (RC 339)Protecting Maine from Oil Spills (H.P. 1591)1252, 1698,
2167Ratify the UN Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women(H.P. 1388)..................................383 (R 383-384) (RC 384)Read Across Maine Day, March 2, 1999 (S.P. 559).258Reauthorize the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact(H.P. 1595)..................................................................1330Release Fuel From the Strategic Reserve.(H.P. 1838).................................................1802 (RC 1802)Remove the Requirement for 2 % by Weight Oxygenate in Gasoline (H.P. 1492)...............................................474Restitution to Holocaust Victims and Their Heirs(S.P. 560).......................................................................269Retired Teachers' Health Insurance (S.P. 1094). . .2741Rights of a Child(H.P. 1373)380 (R 380-381), 400 (R 400-401) (RC 401), 425,
464Roberts, Justice David G. (H.P. 1070).....................1359School Renovation and Repair (H.P. 1853)............1856Secure a Nuclear Weapons Abolition Treaty(H.P. 1441)........................................................1252, 1300Seeds of Peace (S.P. 793)...........................................633Shelter Plus Care Program Funds (S.P. 739)...........471Single Area Code for the State (S.P. 686)................371Sky, Rabbi Emeritus Harry (S.P. 787).......................605Stand Up For Rural Maine Day, May 7, 1999 (S.P. 810)842Strout, Andy (S.P. 774)...............................................555Tobacco Settlement Money (H.P. 1469)...................454U-Maine at Augusta Contributions (S.P. 683)362 (R 363)U-Maine Black Bears Men's Hockey Team (H.P. 1567)................................................822 (R 822-826)U-Maine Cooperative Extension Service Day, May 14,
1999(S.P. 823)......................................................1045 (R 1046)Wabanaki People (S.P. 803).......................................655Walk With The One You Love Day, June 18, 2000(S.P. 1093)...................................................................2717Worcester Fire Department., Who Lost their Livesin the Line of Duty (H.P. 1806)................................1770Work Toward a Solution to the Problem in Cyprus (H.P.
1928)........................................2239 (R 2239-2240) (RC 2240)World War II Memorial (S.P. 750)..............................463Yom HaShoah (H.P. 1252)..............................313 (R 313)Yom HaShoah (H.P. 1890).................1951 (R 1951-1952)
JONES, SUMNER A., JR. (Representative, Pittsfield)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.............................................43Leaves of Absence...........................................1045, 1451Legislative Documents
Sponsor.................................53, 110, 122, 226, 236, 250Remarks.........409, 460, 461, 569, 713, 1455, 1778, 2367,
......................................................................2371, 2376, 2486
JOY, HENRY L. (Representative, Crystal)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.................80, 88, 118, 122, 126, 151, 210, 217, ..........................................270, 290, 329 (2), 345 (3), 348 (3), ............................................................................376, 379, 453
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.....................................................................1971
Remarks.......................220, 400, 401, 465, 489, 518, 710, .....................................763, 798, 807, 845 (2), 936, 937, 947, .............................................988, 1033, 1036 (2), 1123, 1140,
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..................................1915, 1916, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1986 (2),
................................................2055 (2), 2070 (2), 2207, 2294,
...........................................2305 (2), 2341, 2345, 2383, 2473,
...................................2476, 2477, 2478, 2539 (3), 2605, 2716
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KANE, THOMAS J. (Representative, Saco)Appointments........................................................2756 (2)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor................83, 124, 148, 157, 168, 319, 328, 347,....................................................... 366, 378, 617, 1711, 1720
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.............................................502, 563, 683, 1202
Remarks.......................352, 360, 385, 391, 392, 430, 436, ..........................................521, 658, 659, 696, 699, 725, 801, .........................................831 (2), 898, 945, 972, 1020, 1062, ...........................................1069, 1130, 1184, 1194, 1196 (3), ......................................1202, 1219, 1226, 1330, 1336, 1428, ......................................1435, 1438, 1477, 1480, 1516, 1528, ......................................1533, 1670, 1681, 1820, 1927, 1981, ......................................2078, 2147, 2153, 2205, 2240, 2242, .................................2259, 2362, 2369, 2456, 2465, 2485 (2), ................................................2499, 2536, 2541, 2576, 2712, ................................................................................2723, 2742
Vote, Absent.....................................................2499, 2541
KARIYA, STEVE..................................................................826
KASPRZAK, SUSAN (Representative, Newport)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor..............110, 118, 122, 127, 135, 138, 162, ..................................163 (2), 164, 171, 182, 184, 249, 294 (2)
Remarks.....................5, 297, 383 (2), 464, 515, 547, 676, ................................699, 794, 907, 940, 947 (2), 967, 971 (4), .............................................990, 1004, 1005, 1011, 1105 (2), ...........................................1116, 1160, 1196 (2), 1228, 1234, ......................................1247, 1292, 1295 (2), 1342 (2), 1387, ......................................1472, 1488, 1525 (2), 1549, 1576 (2), ...........................................1582, 1777, 1804 (2), 1927, 2043, ......................................2071 (2), 2393, 2410, 2477 (4), 2480, ........................................2567, 2621, 2622 (2), 2728, 2736 (3)
KIEFFER, R. LEO (Senator, Aroostook)Remarks...........................................................................22
KILKELLY, MARGE L. (Senator, Lincoln)Remarks.......................................................................1204
KNEELAND, RICHARD (Representative, Easton)Appointments.................................................................79Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor........................63, 66, 69, 72, 109 (2), 135, 168, ..................................................................169, 199, 223, 1726
Remarks......112, 305, 976, 984, 1471, 1623, 1637, 1672, ........................................2083, 2612, 2615, 2626, 2655, 2687
Speaker Pro Tem...............................................2644-2646
KONTOS, CAROL A. (Senator, Cumberland)Remarks...........................................................................20
LABRECQUE, JANICE E. (Representative, Gorham)Appointments.............................................47, 1716, 2754Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence...................................607, 1451, 1911Legislative Documents
Sponsor...................................................................52, 53Remarks. .23, 158, 413, 418, 456, 476, 649, 650, 708, 884,
........................... 1003, 1031 (2), 1149, 1153, 1161 (2), 1201,
............................1339, 1811, 1865, 2055, 2056, 2075, 2266,
.......................................................2307, 2324, 2349, 2622 (2)
LAVERDIERE, CHARLES C. (Representative, Wilton)Appointments.................................820, 1716, 2756, 2757
Committee Appointments.......................................44, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor.........................65, 70, 136, 184, 248, 346, 405, ..............................................................451, 1711, 1729, 1769
Remarks.....524, 594, 845, 1314, 1412, 1510, 1511, 1558, ............................1622, 1690, 1918, 1923, 1977, 1994, 2011, ............................2018, 2168, 2169, 2313, 2359, 2412, 2417, ..............................2494, 2497, 2498, 2587, 2670, 2671, 2750
Speaker Pro Tem............................1335-1340, 2138-2143
LAWRENCE, MARK W. (Senator, York)Remarks.............................................................1204, 2094
LEGER, JIM.......................................................................2566
LEGISLATIVE DAYS1st Regular Session
1st Legislative Day (12/2/98).....................................1-412nd Legislative Day (1/6/99)....................................42-493rd Legislative Day (1/7/99).....................................50-614th Legislative Day (1/11/99)...................................62-785th Legislative Day (1/14/99).................................79-1056th Legislative Day (1/19/99)...............................106-1147th Legislative Day (1/21/99)...............................115-1208th Legislative Day (1/26/99)...............................121-1309th Legislative Day (1/28/99)...............................131-14510th Legislative Day (2/2/99)...............................146-15411th Legislative Day (2/3/99)...............................155-16012th Legislative Day (2/4/99)...............................161-16513th Legislative Day (2/9/99)...............................166-17614th Legislative Day (2/11/99).............................177-19015th Legislative Day (2/16/99).............................191-20716th Legislative Day (2/18/99).............................208-21917th Legislative Day (2/23/99).............................220-23118th Legislative Day (2/25/99).............................232-24219th Legislative Day (3/2/99)...............................243-25820th Legislative Day (3/3/99)...............................259-26821st Legislative Day (3/4/99)...............................269-28322nd Legislative Day (3/9/99)..............................284-30123rd Legislative Day (3/10/99).............................302-32624th Legislative Day (3/11/99).............................327-33925th Legislative Day (3/16/99).............................340-35326th Legislative Day (3/17/99).............................354-36327th Legislative Day (3/18/99).............................364-37028th Legislative Day (3/23/99).............................371-40229th Legislative Day (3/24/99).............................403-42530th Legislative Day (3/25/99).............................426-44831st Legislative Day (3/30/99).............................449-47032nd Legislative Day (3/31/99)............................471-49433rd Legislative Day (4/5/99)...............................495-52134th Legislative Day (4/7/99)...............................522-53735th Legislative Day (4/8/99)...............................538-55436th Legislative Day (4/13/99).............................555-58537th Legislative Day (4/14/99).............................586-60438th Legislative Day (4/15/99).............................605-61539th Legislative Day (4/26/99).............................616-63240th Legislative Day (4/27/99).............................633-65441st Legislative Day (4/29/99).............................655-68342nd Legislative Day (5/3/99)..............................684-70243rd Legislative Day (5/4/99)...............................703-75744th Legislative Day (5/5/99)...............................758-77545th Legislative Day (5/6/99)...............................776-82046th Legislative Day (5/7/99)...............................821-85147th Legislative Day (5/10/99).............................852-91548th Legislative Day (5/11/99).............................916-957
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LEGISLATIVE DAYS (Con't)1st Regular Session (Con't)
49th Legislative Day (5/12/99)...........................958-102350th Legislative Day (5/13/99).........................1024-104151st Legislative Day (5/14/99).........................1042-107452nd Legislative Day (5/17/99)........................1075-113553rd Legislative Day (5/18/99).........................1136-118754th Legislative Day (5/19/99).........................1188-120355th Legislative Day (5/20/99).........................1204-125056th Legislative Day (5/21/99).........................1251-128357th Legislative Day (5/24/99).........................1284-132258th Legislative Day (5/25/99).........................1323-135859th Legislative Day (5/26/99).........................1359-139760th Legislative Day (5/27/99).........................1398-145061st Legislative Day (5/28/99).........................1451-146762nd Legislative Day (6/1/99)..........................1468-149063rd Legislative Day (6/2/99)...........................1491-154564th Legislative Day (6/3/99)...........................1546-157365th/66th Legislative Day (6/4/99 & 6/5/99)....1574-161066th/67th Legislative Day (6/5/99 & 6/6/99)....1611-165468th Legislative Day (6/18/99).........................1655-1706
2nd Regular Session1st Legislative Day (1/5/00).............................1707-17242nd Legislative Day (1/12/00)..........................1725-17383rd Legislative Day (1/24/00)...........................1739-17634th Legislative Day (2/8/00).............................1764-17825th Legislative Day (2/15/00)...........................1783-17976th Legislative Day (2/18/00)...........................1798-18147th Legislative Day (2/22/00)...........................1815-18358th Legislative Day (2/25/00)...........................1836-18529th Legislative Day (2/29/00)...........................1853-187610th Legislative Day (3/3/00)...........................1877-189111th Legislative Day (3/7/00)...........................1892-190912th Legislative Day (3/9/00)...........................1910-193013th Legislative Day (3/14/00).........................1931-194714th Legislative Day (3/15/00).........................1948-196715th Legislative Day (3/16/00).........................1968-199116th Legislative Day (3/21/00).........................1992-200417th Legislative Day (3/22/00).........................2005-202318th Legislative Day (3/23/00).........................2024-205119th Legislative Day (3/27/00).........................2052-207220th Legislative Day (3/28/00).........................2073-209721st Legislative Day (3/29/00).........................2098-213322nd Legislative Day (3/30/00)........................2134-216523rd Legislative Day (3/31/00).........................2166-218524th Legislative Day (4/3/00)...........................2186-221425th Legislative Day (4/4/00)...........................2215-225626th Legislative Day (4/5/00)...........................2257-230627th Legislative Day (4/6/00)...........................2307-234528th Legislative Day (4/7/00)...........................2346-240729th Legislative Day (4/8/00)...........................2408-243330th Legislative Day (4/11/00).........................2434-249931st Legislative Day (4/12/00).........................2500-254132nd Legislative Day (4/13/00)........................2542-259133rd Legislative Day (4/14/00).........................2592-260734th Legislative Day (4/24/00).........................2608-263335th Legislative Day (4/25/00).........................2634-265636th Legislative Day (4/26/00).........................2657-267337th Legislative Day (4/27/00).........................2674-270038th Legislative Day (5/11/00).........................2701-2753
LEMOINE, DAVID G. (Representative, Old Orchard Beach)Appointments...................................................1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................541Legislative Documents
Sponsor..........66, 68 (2), 149, 151, 174, 226, 1733, 1747Remarks............398, 675, 849, 958, 1131, 1148, 1225 (2),
................................................1373, 1420, 1465, 1524, 2092,
......................................................................2414, 2543, 2549
LEMONT, KENNETH F. (Representative, Kittery)Appointments.............................................................2756Committee Appointments.......................................44 (2)Leaves of Absence...........................................1252, 1803Legislative Documents
Sponsor151, 152, 173, 201, 202, 251, 291, 294, 453, 2213Remarks.....278, 563, 722, 1038, 1341, 1419, 1459, 1475,
..................................................1836, 2104, 2114, 2270, 2552Speaker Pro Tem...............................................1432-1440
LIBBY, JAMES D. (Senator, York)Remarks...........................................................................27
LINDAHL, DAVID A. (Representative, Northport)Committee Appointments.............................................45Leaves of Absence.....................................................1451Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................................................53, 1711, 1801Remarks....101, 436 (2), 462, 507, 593, 602, 603, 790 (2),
.....................803, 805, 807, 839, 840, 885, 903 (2), 908, 910,
.....................911, 1014, 1016, 1032, 1156, 1514, 1577, 1579,
...................... 1583, 1584, 1870, 1874, 1875, 2019, 2034 (2),
...................................2162, 2205 (2), 2284, 2312, 2586, 2628
LONGLEY, SUSAN W. (Senator, Waldo)Remarks.......................................................................2092
LORING, DONNA M. (Representative, Penobscot Nation)Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................274, 329, 1843Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................................................................1747Remarks......608, 637 (3), 638 (2), 825, 1152, 1777, 1952,
............................1964, 2012, 2266, 2297, 2320, 2360, 2412,
......................................................................2434, 2436, 2595
LOVETT, GLENYS P. (Representative, Scarborough)Appointments...................................................1717, 2756Committee Appointments.......................................44, 45Leaves of Absence...............................................215, 367Legislative Documents
Sponsor.................69, 73 (2), 88, 111, 136, 203 (2), 474,Remarks12, 92, 389, 439, 651, 658, 726, 898, 935, 954 (2),
.................................1218 (2), 1226, 1324, 1331, 1407, 1431,
............................1539, 1580, 1670, 1682, 1875, 1982, 2156,
........................................2240, 2336, 2368, 2461, 2536, 2597
MACDOUGALL, JAY (Representative, North Berwick)Appointments...............................................................820Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor..............64, 71, 109, 169, 235, 365 (2), 366, 616Remarks.......................333, 485, 589, 689, 738, 783, 868,
..........................................873, 874, 876, 886, 918, 925, 961,
............................................965, 991, 996, 1057, 1073, 1076,
......................................1103, 1112, 1139, 1183, 1193, 1237,
......................................1245, 1262, 1308, 1364, 1376, 1380,
..................................1391, 1423, 1479, 1520, 1600, 1809 (2),
............................................1988 (2), 2001, 2028, 2030, 2054,
..................................... 2058, 2125, 2128, 2131, 2224, 2238,
..............................2252, 2352, 2391, 2530, 2534, 2619, 2629
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MACK, ADAM (Representative, Standish)Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................................2026Legislative Documents
Sponsor.............70, 81, 82, 84, 89, 90 (2), 110, 118 (2), .............................................125 (2), 127, 138, 157, 162, 213, ........................................214, 225 (2), 271 (3), 272, 329, 356, ....................................................................379, 452, 523, 587
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.....................................................97, 1611, 2168
Remarks......................98 (2), 311, 312 (3), 325, 334, 462, .....................................473, 513 (2), 515, 519, 575, 576, 590, ........................................628, 664 (2), 730 (2), 733, 783, 820, ..........................................866, 870, 871, 872, 874, 875, 877, ..........................................886, 887, 917, 918, 919, 922, 923, ..........................................927, 950, 957, 961, 962, 964, 965, .....................................978, 992, 993, 994, 1012, 1057, 1059,..................................... 1076, 1102, 1104, 1109, 1114, 1116, ..................................1118, 1119, 1120, 1138, 1147, 1171 (2),................................................1174, 1178, 1182, 1192, 1193, ...........................................1218, 1225 (2), 1242, 1244, 1261, ......................................1274, 1289, 1292, 1301 (2), 1311 (2), ......................................1316, 1329, 1361, 1363, 1364, 1366, ...........................................1367, 1423, 1424, 1426 (2), 1427, ......................................1472, 1474, 1479, 1523, 1525, 1555, ......................................1556 (2), 1569, 1578, 1593 (2), 1609, ...........................................1612, 1625, 1655, 1773, 1810 (2), ...........................................2029, 2030, 2031, 2076, 2125 (2), ......................................2130, 2131, 2142 (2), 2196 (2), 2223, ...........................................2225, 2237, 2297, 2302 (2), 2303, .................................2353, 2369, 2377, 2379, 2380, 2381 (2), ............................................... 2388, 2393, 2454, 2475, 2529, ......................................2533, 2576, 2582, 2621 (2), 2623 (2), ...................................2625 (2), 2632, 2658, 2685, 2716, 2738
Vote, Absent.................................................................820
MACTAGGART, TERRANCE, CHANCELLORState of the University
(2/22/00)..........................................................1828-1835(3/10/99)..............................................................306-311
MADORE, DAVID R. (Representative, Augusta)Appointments............................617, 1717 (2), 2754, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.................367, 541, 1451, 1803, 2733Legislative Documents
Sponsor.........................................................73, 125, 249Remarks...........................12, 775, 1406, 1976, 2261, 2564
MAILHOT, RICHARD H. (Representative, Lewiston)Appointments.............................................................2756Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................................................292, 427, 1727Remarks.....429, 436, 727, 1395, 1487, 1568, 1686, 2207,
................................................................................2286, 2622
MARTIN, JOHN L. (Representative, Eagle Lake)Appointments.........................................1716, 2756, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor......................43 (2), 73, 80, 125, 127, 146, 168, ........................................173, 174, 199, 233, 294, 562, 1692, ............................................................1728, 1786, 1933, 2488
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.........................................637, 1026, 1802, 2596
Remarks.......................221, 230, 239, 351, 359, 361, 362, ..........................................416, 437, 473, 526, 596, 597, 619, ........................................639, 644, 764 (3), 864, 865, 973 (2), ............................................980, 981, 998 (2), 1001 (2), 1003,
...........................................1004, 1027, 1040, 1050, 1054 (2),
.................................1069, 1088, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1150 (2),
................................................1175, 1180, 1277, 1291, 1292,
......................................1293, 1305, 1315, 1316, 1339, 1342,
......................................1384, 1418, 1441, 1480, 1482, 1485,
......................................1493, 1495, 1502, 1503, 1505, 1506,
...........................................1522 (2), 1523, 1526, 1527, 1538,
......................................1542, 1564, 1592 (2), 1602, 1603 (2),
...........................................1628, 1635 (3), 1637, 1638, 1644,
......................................1669, 1676, 1679, 1739, 1754, 1867,
......................................1868, 1869, 1873, 1891, 1899, 1903,
...........................................1916, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1926 (3),
...........................................1927, 1928, 1933, 1943 (3), 1964,
...........................................2000, 2017, 2018 (3), 2093, 2108,
......................................2111, 2119, 2126, 2144, 2155, 2159,
..................................2164, 2206, 2267, 2276, 2287, 2291 (2),
................................................2306, 2317, 2334, 2337, 2343,
......................................2383, 2422 (3), 2423, 2426, 2428 (3),
......................................2436, 2439, 2467, 2473, 2475, 2478,
...........................................2482 (2), 2496, 2498, 2527, 2539,
...........................................2559, 2585 (2), 2587, 2588, 2598,
......................................2599, 2600, 2605, 2621, 2637, 2663,
..............................2687 (2), 2688, 2715 (2), 2735, 2739, 2742
MARVIN, JEAN GINN (Representative, Cape Elizabeth)Appointments.....................................................820, 1716Committee Appointments.............................................43Leaves of Absence.....................................................1843Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......124, 139 (2), 182, 183, 200 (2), 293 (3), 347Remarks...............359, 473, 1206, 1218, 2488, 2671, 2675
MATTHEWS, ZACHARY E. (Representative, Winslow)Appointments...................................................1717, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................................................123, 225, 1732Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.................................................1733, 1776, 1863Remarks.................240, 333, 360, 394, 443, 484 (2), 590,
..........................................632, 648, 702, 784, 830, 869, 873,
..........................................887, 901, 924, 926, 963, 966, 992,
......................................1004 (2), 1007, 1013, 1048, 1052 (2),
..................................1057, 1076, 1103, 1113, 1116, 1118 (3),
............................................1139, 1144, 1159, 1197 (2), 1235,
.......................................... 1248 (2), 1261, 1312, 1365, 1372,
......................................1378, 1380, 1392, 1407, 1424, 1487,
...........................................1519, 1524, 1525 (2), 1542, 1561,
......................................1596, 1599, 1601, 1704, 1776, 1852,
......................................1864, 1922, 1975, 1991, 2031, 2041,
......................................2042, 2043, 2047, 2059, 2129, 2132,
...........................................2224, 2225, 2238, 2392, 2426 (2),
......................................2461, 2511, 2532, 2534, 2547, 2553,
.......................................................2562, 2627, 2630 (3), 2637Vote, Absent...................................702, 1704, 1852, 1991
MAYO, ARTHUR F., III (Representative, Bath)Appointments..............................................1717, 2757 (2)Committee Appointments.......................................43, 44Leaves of Absence.......................................................607Legislative Documents
Sponsor..................42, 64, 65, 67, 69, 76 (2), 81, 85 (2), .............................87 (2), 89, 90, 147, 171, 172, 293, 295, 427
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.......................................................................366
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MAYO, ARTHUR F., III (Representative, Bath) (Con't)Remarks..................27, 217, 367, 408, 419, 441, 468, 511,
......................................... 513, 567, 568, 646, 648, 682, 712,
..........................................734, 786, 829, 869, 879, 885, 931,
..........................................980, 981, 1010, 1148, 1153, 1161,
......................................1258, 1265, 1267, 1316, 1324, 1335,
......................................1336, 1338, 1499, 1518, 1547, 1565,
......................................1812, 1860 (2), 1927, 1963, 2039 (2),
......................................2055, 2070, 2083, 2142, 2203, 2307,
......................................2365, 2366, 2368, 2375, 2467, 2483,
..................................................2510, 2565, 2650, 2669, 2728Vote, Absent.................................................................931
MCALEVEY, MICHAEL J. (Representative, Waterboro)Appointments.............................................47, 1717, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.............................................474, 1911Legislative Documents
Sponsor...................52, 64, 66, 68, 82, 86, 88, 117, 123, .....................................137, 138, 169, 175, 211, 213, 224 (2), .................................291, 346, 377, 501, 1729 (2), 1748, 2050
Remarks...................38, 95, 112, 255, 257, 304, 434, 517, ..........................................546, 603, 619, 643, 647, 778, 780, .....................................786, 860, 884, 890 (2), 912, 952, 971, ............................................979, 981, 982, 1095, 1096, 1100, ...........................................1109, 1155, 1168, 1170 (2), 1199, ...........................................1200, 1263, 1311, 1315, 1316 (2), ......................................1318, 1319, 1342, 1371, 1445, 1491, ...........................................1533, 1542, 1585 (2), 1629, 1678, ...........................................1687, 1875, 1881, 1917 (2), 1919, ......................................1939, 1955, 1982, 2016, 2018, 2044, ......................................2064, 2113, 2158, 2159, 2181, 2194, .................................2207, 2256 (2), 2277, 2278 (2), 2302 (2),........................................... 2303, 2402, 2403 (3), 2404, 2408,..................................... 2458, 2470, 2471, 2494, 2499, 2504, ......................................2518, 2564, 2570, 2571, 2577, 2578, ..............................2588, 2623 (2), 2634, 2640, 2718 (4), 2719
MCDONOUGH, JOHN F. (Representative, Portland)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence...............................................236, 428Legislative Documents
Sponsor................................................................135Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor..............................................................2346Remarks...................793, 813, 942 (2), 1142, 1293, 1335,
......................................1401, 1543, 1580, 1788, 2017, 2179,
......................................................................2311, 2313, 2404
MCGLOCKLIN, MONICA (Representative, Embden)Appointments...................................................1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................45Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......291, 295, 377, 540, 1726, 1729, 1733, 1769Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor...........................................................1802, 2609Remarks.............................................................1943, 2131
MCKEE, LINDA ROGERS (Representative, Wayne)Appointments...................................................1716, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................162, 163, 170, 172, 199, 235, 236, ..........................................262, 271, 292, 294, 295, 347, 348, ........................366, 452, 1729, 1730, 1731, 1746, 1801, 1934
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...........................................................1252, 1838
Remarks.......................218, 352, 360, 394, 408, 413, 493, .....................................517, 717, 778 (2), 784, 806, 871, 981, ...............................997, 1053 (2), 1110, 1117, 1159, 1220 (2),
............................................... 1246, 1275, 1278, 1310, 1312,
......................................1350, 1448, 1499, 1505, 1566, 1676,
...........................................1780 (2), 1839, 1841, 1900, 1904,
......................................1965, 2035, 2070, 2071, 2110, 2170,
......................................2221, 2265, 2276, 2277, 2318, 2319,
......................................2334, 2336, 2342, 2415, 2428, 2434,
....................2471, 2508, 2519, 2526, 2567, 2645, 2709, 2739Vote, Absent................................493, 871, 1780 (2), 2071
MCKENNEY, TERRENCE P. (Representative, Cumberland)Appointments...................................................2756, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor................77 (2), 87, 89, 109, 175, 184, 234, 453Remarks. 217, 512, 593, 659, 671 (2), 672, 787, 881, 942,
.............................954, 977 (2), 979, 1018, 1103, 1148, 1152,
............................1199, 1201, 1360, 1377, 1392, 1599, 1668,
.......................1669, 1872, 1875, 2068, 2206 (2), 2276, 2307,
..................................................2366, 2531, 2579, 2582, 2675
MCNEIL, DEBORAH K. (Representative, Rockland)Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................................2026Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......................127, 151, 163, 174, 182, 201, 347Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.....................................................................1174Remarks......................164, 279 (2), 440 (3), 507, 547 (2),
......................................724, 808, 911, 950 (2), 962 (3), 1009,
.................................1011 (2), 1018, 1034 (2), 1039, 1066 (2),
................................................1119 (2), 1174, 1257, 1356 (2),
..........................................1452, 1463 (2), 1465 (2), 1522 (2),
...........................................1599, 1614, 1638, 1642, 1927 (3),
...........................................2117, 2309, 2310, 2366, 2380 (2),
..................................2381 (2), 2415 (2), 2468 (5), 2560, 2742
MENDROS, STAVROS J. (Representative, Lewiston)Committee Appointments.............................................43Leaves of Absence.......................................................827Legislative Documents
Sponsor......................83, 89, 90, 107 (2), 108, 139, 147, ........................................148, 211 (2), 212, 226 (2), 263, 328, ..........................................................................379, 655, 1001
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.........................................656, 1383, 2025, 2239
Remarks...................39 (2), 101, 205, 231, 240, 256, 331, .....................................360, 361, 362, 384 (3), 401, 419, 429, ..........................................468, 484, 534, 546, 566, 570, 602, .....................................648, 655, 672 (2), 702, 714, 730, 737, ..........................................740, 807, 818, 819, 824, 840, 865, .....................................878, 879, 901, 927 (2), 934, 935, 941, .......................................943, 963 (2), 980, 1001, 1008, 1010, ...........................................1012, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1032 (2), ......................................1072, 1073, 1074, 1097, 1116, 1119, .................................1134, 1151, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1215 (2), ............................................1217, 1218, 1219, 1233, 1249 (2),...................................... 1293, 1313 (2), 1316, 1317, 1368 (2),..................................... 1383, 1384, 1421, 1439, 1443, 1462, ......................................1465 (2), 1479 (2), 1514, 1559, 1564, ......................................1568 (2), 1584, 1603 (2), 1634, 1636, ......................................1654, 1740, 1819, 1961, 1973, 2021, ...........................................2047, 2120, 2126 (2), 2202, 2239, .................................2255 (2), 2256, 2298, 2301 (2), 2302 (2),............................................2303, 2391, 2425, 2432, 2462 (2),.......................................... 2489, 2509, 2566, 2577, 2613 (2),
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MENDROS, STAVROS J. (Representative, Lewiston) (Con't) Remarks (Con't)......................................2617, 2622, 2623, 2624, 2626, 2632, ..............................2633, 2641, 2645, 2665, 2688, 2742, 2749
Vote, Absent.......................................................702, 2202
MILLS, S. PETER (Senator, Somerset)Remarks...........................................................................25
MITCHELL, CHARLES E. (Representative, Vassalboro)Appointments..............................................1716 (2), 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................................................127, 291Remarks.........................937, 1053 (2), 1560, 1976, 2263,
......................................................................2264, 2287, 2317
MITCHELL, GEORGE, SENATORGeorge Mitchell Day
(3/28/00)..........................................................2088-2097
MURPHY, ELEANOR M. (Representative, Berwick)Appointments..............................................1717 (2), 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................................1843Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................................................69, 1732Remarks.....93, 127, 221, 352, 362, 547, 787, 1201, 1341,
.......................1356 (2), 1506, 1537, 1560, 1679, 2027, 2124,
............................................................2326, 2398, 2550, 2562
MURPHY, THOMAS W., JR. (Representative, Kennebunk)Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................127, 136, 137, 150, 236, 294, 349, ........................................500, 1726, 1728, 1731, 1733, 1786, ..........................................................................................1855
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.....................................................................1757
Remarks.....................29, 38, 142, 152, 220, 237, 255 (2), .....................................337, 338, 357, 381 (4), 383, 384, 400, ..........................................432, 478, 548, 555, 639, 645, 650, ..........................................653, 657, 659, 681, 682, 739, 825, ........................................849, 1001, 1015, 1099, 1150, 1260, ......................................1317, 1347, 1376, 1407, 1462, 1468, ...........................................1507, 1529, 1530, 1558 (2), 1588, ...........................................1591, 1592 (2), 1595, 1614, 1619, ......................................1634, 1639, 1655, 1661, 1673, 1674, ...........................................1678, 1683, 1708, 1755, 1781 (2), ...........................................1841, 1848 (5), 1856, 1865, 1965, ...........................................1973, 1977, 1998, 2022, 2039 (2), ......................................2040, 2080, 2093, 2139, 2183, 2279, ......................................2311, 2347, 2380, 2381, 2431, 2460, ...........................................2507, 2535, 2537, 2541 (2), 2558, ......................................2573, 2576, 2578, 2597, 2612, 2652, ............................................................2664, 2718, 2722, 2746
MUSE, CHRISTOPHER T. (Representative, South Portland)Appointments...................................................1717, 2756Committee Appointments.......................................44 (2)Leaves of Absence.......................................................656Legislative Documents
Sponsor....................82 (4), 88, 135, 137, 211, 225, 329, ........................................................................501, 1747, 1911
Remarks.................731, 779, 835, 875 (2), 882, 885, 980, ..................................1098, 1104, 1107, 1109, 1111, 1202 (2),................................................1308, 1335, 1363, 1530, 1564, ...........................................1686, 1880, 1881, 1957, 2016 (3), ......................................2018, 2066, 2112, 2113, 2146, 2157, ......................................2160, 2180, 2277, 2280, 2313, 2439, ...........................................2442, 2470 (2), 2511, 2540, 2573,
................................................................................2643, 2738
NASS, RICHARD A. (Representative, Acton)Appointments.....................................................820, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor............89, 91 (2), 173, 202, 211, 292, 348, 1838Remarks.......................475, 480, 1638, 1675, 1687, 1789,
......................................1806, 1851, 2065, 2079, 2205, 2206,
............................................................2449, 2486, 2602, 2699
NATIONAL ANTHEMAngelique Bourgoin of St. David (4/3/00)..............2186Auburn Middle School Band (5/25/99)....................1323Bannister, Jamie
Lewiston High School (5/6/99).....................................776Belfast Area High School Chorus (5/24/99)............1284Berlin, Jan, South Freeport(3/31/99), (2/18/00)............................................471, 1798Biddeford High School Chamber Singers (5/26/99), (3/29/00)............................................................1359, 2098Biddeford Middle School Chorus (4/4/00)...............2215Blevins, Danielle Nicole, Turner (3/9/99)..................284Brunswick High School Symphonic Band (2/11/99) 177Buchanan, Staff Sgt. Patricia, Carmel
Maine Army National Guard (2/23/99).........................220Bucksport High School Band (5/4/99).......................703Cape Elizabeth Middle School 8th Grade Band (5/18/99)1136Catherine McAuley High School Band and Chorus, Portland (3/18/99)........................................................364Cony High School Jazz Band, Augusta (2/25/99).....232Deering High School Concert Band, Portland (1/5/00)1707Department of Maine, Daughers of the Union Veterans
ofthe Civil War, 1861-1865 (4/5/00)...........................2257Edward Little High School Band, Auburn (3/31/00)2166Edward Little High School Chamber Choir, Auburn(5/7/99)..........................................................................821Ellis, Annie, Monmouth Academy (4/7/00).............2346Ellsworth High School Show Choir (5/10/99)...........852Erskine Academy Band, South China(3/30/99), (3/14/00)............................................449, 1931Foxcroft Academy Jazz Band, Dover-Foxcroft (3/15/00)1948Gorham High School Chorus (4/13/99)......................555Hampden Academy Jazz Ensemble (1/12/00).........1725Hermon High School Jazz Combo (5/19/99)............1188Holbrook, Katie, South Portland (3/7/00)...............1892Johnson, Mr. Timothy Neill, University of Maine, Augusta (3/17/99), (5/11/00) ...........................354, 2701King Middle School Chorus, Portland (12/2/98)..........1Koinonia Quartet, Presque Isle (5/21/99)...............1251Lawrence High School Symphonic Band, Fairfield(4/5/99)..........................................................................495Loranger Middle School Jazz Band, Old Orchard Beach (5/12/99)........................................................................958Lyman Moore Middle School Band, Portland (4/8/99)538Marshwood High School Chorus, Eliot (3/9/00).....1910Massabesic High School Chorus (4/6/00)...............2307Milford Middle School Concert Band (2/22/00)......1815Monmouth Middle School Chorus(5/11/99), (3/28/00)............................................916, 2073Mount View High School Chorale, Thorndike (4/7/99)522Mt. Blue Voices, Farmington (5/5/99).......................758Narraguagus High School Band, Harrington (3/21/00)1992
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NATIONAL ANTHEM (Con't)Oak Hill High School Band, Sabattus (3/23/00).....2024Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Jazz Ensemble, South Paris (4/14/99)...............................586Palmer, University of Maine, Augusta (3/16/00)...1968Penobscot Valley High School Band, Howland (3/30/00)2134Phippsburg Elementary School Band (5/14/99).....1042Pineau, Joanne, Jay (5/3/99).......................................684SAD 59 Singers, Madison Junior High School (3/3/00)1877Samuel Wagner Middle School, Winterport (3/10/99)302Sargent, Mary, Raymond (1/24/00).........................1739St. John's Jazz Band
St. John's Catholic School, Brunswick (3/4/99).............269Stratton Elementary School All Star Steel Drum Band (5/28/99)......................................................................1451Swinger, Martin, Augusta (5/20/99)........................1204The Golden Oldies Barbershop Quartet of Monmouthand Farmingdale (2/25/00) ......................................1836The Note-Ables, Readfield (5/27/99).......................1398University of Maine Jazz Ensemble, Orono (3/24/99)403Vikettes and Viking Voices, Oxford Hills
ComprehensiveHigh School, South Paris (3/22/00).........................2005Warsaw Middle School Band, Pittsfield (2/29/00).1853Wescusago Youth Chorale, North Yarmouth and Cumberland (3/27/00)................................................2052Wildcat Band, York High School (2/8/00)...............1764Winslow Junior High School Band (3/25/99).............426Wisdom Pioneer Band, Wisdom High School, St. Agatha (4/15/99)........................................................................605Young, Callista, Bath (4/29/99)..................................655
NORBERT, WILLIAM S. (Representative, Portland)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor...170, 175, 200, 234, 348, 404, 427, 1769, 1933Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.....................................................................2259Remarks.......................520, 967, 1109, 1158, 1232, 1333,
......................................2196, 2250, 2259, 2293, 2313, 2337,
............................................................2342, 2493, 2668, 2676
NUTTING, ROBERT W. (Representative, Oakland)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.............................................43Remarks...534, 829, 1270, 1562, 1962, 2100, 2373, 2382,
................................................................................2465, 2726
O'BRIEN, JULIE ANN (Representative, Augusta)Appointments...................................................1717, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.............................................215, 1843Legislative Documents
Sponsor......................64, 88, 109, 111, 135, 249 (3), 366Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.........................................................................53Remarks..................27, 217, 393, 401, 434, 565, 657, 706,
......................................... 729, 775, 781, 793, 794, 825, 952,
..................................1010, 1106, 1111, 1152, 1167, 1196(2),
................................................1236, 1239, 1241, 1243, 1318,
...........................................1337, 1339, 1406, 1537, 1690 (2),
......................................1791, 1797, 1850, 1858, 1935, 1956,
...........................................1958 (2), 1974, 2016, 2067, 2094,
......................................2109, 2124, 2145, 2146, 2147, 2157,
......................................2159, 2169, 2181, 2192, 2197, 2203,
......................................2261, 2266, 2277, 2501, 2516, 2559,
..................................................2574 (2), 2585 (2), 2644, 2747
O'BRIEN, LILLIAN LAFONTAINE (Representative, Lewiston)
Appointments.....................................................617, 2757Remarks...890, 926, 1334, 1337, 1735, 1813, 2207, 2250,
................................................................................2518, 2555Vote, Absent...............................................................1797
O'GARA, WILLIAM B. (Senator, Cumberland)Remarks.....................................................................22, 23
O'NEAL, GARY L. (Representative, Limestone)Appointments...................................................1716, 1718Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor................173, 224 (2), 226, 227, 405, 450, 453, ........................................................................501, 1726, 1728
Remarks.....................5, 24, 239, 352, 359, 362, 442, 473, .....................................525, 533, 534, 536, 942 (2), 943, 987, ...........................................1070 (2), 1072, 1073, 1219, 1319, ......................................1385, 1574, 1683, 2199, 2230, 2423, .......................................................2449, 2489 (2), 2490, 2712
O'NEIL, CHRISTOPHER P. (Representative, Saco)Appointments...........................................540, 2754, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor...........68 (2), 69, 81, 109, 110 (2), 136 (2), 147, ...............................168, 182, 183, 224, 234, 271 (2), 328, 452
Remarks. 443, 510, 511, 713, 811, 818, 830, 889, 919 (2), .........................940, 1008, 1054, 1268, 1489, 1531, 1569 (2), .......................1593, 1812, 1875 (2), 2142, 2358, 2371, 2375, ............................................................2378, 2381, 2541, 2642
OPENING DAYCommittee
Notify Governor of the organization of the House.........13Receive, sort & count votes for Ass't Clerk of the House11Receive, sort & count votes for Clerk of the House.........8Receive, sort & count votes Speaker...............................3
CommitteesInform Governor quorum House of Reps-elect assembled2
G. Steven Rowe, elected Speaker of the House..........6Joeph W. Mayo elected Clerk of the House................11Millicent M. MacFarland elected Ass't Clerk of the
House...................................................................................12Oath of Office
Clerk of House, Ass't Clerk of House, Sergeant-at-Arms13Representatives-elect.....................................................3Speaker of the House......................................................6
PARADIS, JUDY (Senator, Aroostook)Remarks...........................................................................22
PEAVEY, JUDITH B. (Representative, Woolwich)Appointments..............................................1716, 2757 (2)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.........................................82, 147, 203, 249, 378Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor...................................................618, 1611, 1525Remarks. .618, 665, 848 (2), 899, 1108, 1165, 1319, 1504
......................(2), 1611, 1642, 1955, 1958 (2), 2011 (2), 2194,
.......................................................................... 2277, 2303 (2)
PERKINS, ROYCE W. (Representative, Penobscot)Legislative Documents
Sponsor..............42 (6), 43 (2), 47 (2), 64, 66, 67, 68 (2),..............................................69 (3), 81 (2), 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, .....................................107, 124, 125, 149, 162, 183, 184 (2), ............................................................214, 226, 249, 270, 562
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PERKINS, ROYCE W. (Representative, Penobscot) (Con't)Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.....................................................................1587Remarks....................97, 264, 266, 325, 335(2), 389, 397,
..........................................415, 419, 438, 445, 479, 488, 493,
..........................................515, 571, 572, 574, 575, 580, 601,
.................................602, 647, 665 (2), 724, 728, 735, 765 (2),
................................................766 (2), 780, 806 (2), 807, 813,
..........................................847 (2), 863 (2), 900, 910 (2), 911,
..........................................923 (2), 924 (2), 935 (2), 939, 940,
.....................................969, 999, 1015, 1031, 1032 (2), 1047,
......................................1049, 1052, 1053, 1082, 1094, 1110,
...........................................1124, 1126, 1127 (2), 1156, 1160,
...........................................1172, 1179 (2), 1201, 1215, 1216,
......................................1219 (2), 1270 (2), 1297, 1387, 1443,
......................................1526, 1569 (2), 1582, 1587, 1595 (2),
......................................1606, 1617, 1632, 1653, 1811, 1812,
......................................1844 (2), 1873, 1874 (3), 1901, 1902,
...........................................1903, 1916 (2), 1917, 1922, 2017,
......................................2116, 2160, 2193, 2200, 2202, 2205,
...........................................2220, 2235, 2246, 2254, 2271 (4),
...........................................2278, 2294 (2), 2300, 2301, 2324,
..................................2325, 2356, 2361, 2441, 2445, 2470 (2),
........................................2496, 2586, 2588, 2599, 2600, 2617
PERRY, JOSEPH C. (Representative, Bangor)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor..........................................................234 (2), 346Remarks.........714, 729, 829, 1265, 1812 (2), 2263, 2314,
...........................................................................2371, 2582 (2)
PIEH, WENDY (Representative, Bremen)Appointments...............................................................198Committee Appointments.......................................43, 44Legislative Documents
Sponsor................81, 109, 110, 126, 136, 212, 250, 271,............................................................ 348, 379 (2), 427, 1877
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...................................................619, 1330, 2273
Remarks.....................4, 24, 229, 277, 388, 421, 424, 434, ..........................................502, 503, 543, 592, 608, 619, 642, .....................................710, 759, 760 (2), 762, 764, 765, 766, ..........................................806, 860, 862, 863, 864, 972, 974, ......................................976, 978, 980, 983, 989, 1033, 1034, ......................................1036, 1046, 1048, 1072, 1082, 1169, ...........................................1170 (2), 1270, 1274, 1328, 1331, ......................................1350, 1353, 1433, 1537, 1560, 1616, ......................................1626, 1635, 1636, 1671, 1702, 1776, ......................................1866, 1896 (2), 1902, 1915 (3), 1942, ...........................................1943 (2), 1967, 1980, 1981, 2008, ......................................2046, 2115, 2198, 2199, 2231, 2292, ......................................2438, 2440, 2446, 2447, 2523, 2560, ..................................................2598, 2599, 2600, 2686, 2725
Speaker Pro Tem...............................................2319-2321
PINGREE, CHELLIE (Senator, Knox)Remarks.......................................................................2091
PINKHAM, WILLIAM D. (Representative, Lamoine)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor..................................87 (3), 110, 118, 148, 1731Remarks.......275, 279, 321, 506, 542, 718, 789, 790, 853,
............................1081, 1083, 1092, 1093, 1580, 2103, 2269,
................................................................................2327, 2328
PLOWMAN, DEBRA D. (Representative, Hampden)Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................236
Legislative DocumentsSponsor............64, 70, 85 (2), 149, 168, 170 (2), 171(3),
...............................................174, 200, 201 (2), 293, 451, 617Remarks......................11, 218, 257, 304, 336 (3), 361 (3),
........................................362 (2), 384, 401, 597, 603 (3), 627,
..........................................665, 672, 707, 730, 825, 848, 874,
.......................................911, 963, 966, 1008, 1066 (3), 1096,
..................................1097, 1121, 1122, 1128, 1132, 1156(3),
............................................1164, 1191, 1196 (2), 1203, 1206,
.......................................... 1212, 1213 (2), 1233, 1239, 1243,
...........................................1247, 1249, 1302, 1345 (2), 1347,
...........................................1372, 1373, 1378, 1380 (2), 1398,
......................................1404, 1411, 1471, 1472, 1561, 1566,
...........................................1588, 1618, 1779, 1875 (2), 1882,
...........................................1883, 1884, 1926 (2), 1941, 1972,
......................................1973 (2), 1974, 1986, 1990, 2059 (3),
......................................2178, 2179, 2238, 2247, 2279, 2291,
...........................................2299, 2300 (3), 2301, 2331, 2380,
......................................2381 (3), 2382 (2), 2388, 2412, 2420,
......................................................................2452, 2715, 2724
POVICH, EDWARD J. (Representative, Ellsworth)Appointments...................................................1717, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................................1451Legislative Documents
Sponsor................64 (2), 69, 70, 82, 86, 88, 90 (2), 110, ........................................117, 122, 123, 136 (2), 139, 163 (2), .....................................174, 182, 199, 211, 214, 249, 271 (3), ...................................293, 346, 404, 451, 522, 1728 (2), 1731
Remarks.......................230, 281, 305, 322, 409, 410, 553, .....................................665 (2), 698, 700, 729, 777, 826, 835, .....................................836 (2), 853, 854, 900, 936, 943, 952, ....................................972, 1106, 1121, 1156, 1163, 1193 (2),................................................1317, 1320, 1321, 1363, 1367, ...........................................1394 (2), 1422, 1500, 1566, 1588, ......................................1591, 1592, 1676, 1679, 1704, 1779, ......................................1873, 1880, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1958, ......................................2015, 2018, 2064, 2112, 2157, 2180, ......................................2192, 2196, 2199, 2200, 2253, 2285, ......................................2354, 2469, 2471, 2514, 2561, 2658, ..................................................2717, 2718 (2), 2719 (2), 2748
POWERS, JUDITH A. (Representative, Rockport)Appointments.............................................................2756Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor..................83, 124, 147, 152 (2), 201, 214, 226, ...........................................250, 292 (2), 294, 405, 1713, 1747
Remarks. .702, 728, 779, 880, 883, 987, 1129, 1236, 1452,................................................. 1850, 2026, 2083, 2620, 2699
Vote, Absent.................................................................702
PRAYERAkeley, Rev. Gary R.
Strong United Methodist Church (3/7/00)..................1892Avery, Rev. David
First Congregational Church, Eliot (3/3/99).................259Beaumont, Rev. Robert
Penney Memorial Church, Augusta (2/18/99)..............208Bell, Rev. Robert (Retired)
Northport Community Church, Rockport (3/21/00)....1992Bell, Rev. Robert, Rockport, Retired (3/2/99)..........243Benner, Rev. Scott
State Street Baptist Church, Presque Isle (5/21/99). .1251PRAYER (Con't)
Bentum, Rev. ThomasFairfield United Methodist Church (1/14/99)..................79
Bolin, Rev. Arnold R.Evangelical Covenant Church, New Sweden (3/15/00)1948
Brooks, Rep Joseph E. Brooks, Winterport
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(4/29/99), (4/13/00)............................................655, 2542Chick, Rep. Howard A., Lebanon(5/17/99), (4/5/00)............................................1075, 2257Chouinard, Father Lionel
St. Augustine Church, Augusta (1/7/99), (4/8/99)..50, 538Cowing, Rev. Marilyn
United Church of Monmouth (1/19/99)........................106Cox, Ronald
American Legion Chaplain (1/6/99)...............................42Crosthwaite, Rev. Robert
Faith Community Fellowship, Ellsworth (2/15/00)......1783Daigle, Rev. Donald R.
St. Bridget's Catholic Church, N. Vassalboro (1/11/99)..62Dame, Rev. Calvin O.
Unitarian Universalist Community Church, Augusta (1/26/99).....................................................................121
DeCoteau, Rev. GertrudeEast Otisfield Free Baptist Church (4/14/99)...............586
Desmond, Hon. Mabel J., Mapleton (6/1/99)..........1468Dickerman, Rev. Martha
Blue Point Congregational Church/UCC, Scarborough(3/25/99).....................................................................426
Dickinson, Major Richard M., WinterportMaine Air National Guard Chaplain (2/23/99)..............220
Dillinger, Jon, Minister,Church of Christ, Kittery (5/28/99), (3/30/00). .1451, 2134
Doherty, Rev. James, CSCMost Holy Trinity Parish, Saco (4/6/00)......................2307
Ewers, Rev. MichelleWest Scarborough United Methodist Church (1/24/00)1739
Fletcher, Rev. Dr. AlfredExecutive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of
MaineFalmouth (2/29/00)....................................................1853
Fowler, Father Donald, Readfield (2/2/99)...............146Frost, Rev. Karla
Elm Street Congregational Church, Bucksport (3/23/99)371Fuller, Rep. Elaine, Manchester(4/14/00), (6/2/99)............................................1491, 2592Gasta, Rev. Joy
Unitarian-Universalist Church of Norway/West Paris (3/24/99)..............................................................................403
Gerry, Most Rev. Joseph, BishopCatholic Diocese, Portland (1/28/99)...........................131
Gonczy, Pastor DennisEvangelical Baptist Church, Bucksport (3/31/99)........471
Grant, Rev. Doctor Edward F.Eliot United Methodist Church (3/30/99).....................449
Greeley, Rev. Arthur W., Poland (2/3/99).................155Green, Rep. Bonnie, Monmouth (4/27/00)..............2674Grube, Rev. Michelle
Peoples United Methodist Church, Union (4/4/00).....2215Hall, Pastor John
Litchfield Plains Baptist Church(3/29/00), (4/11/00).........................................2098, 2434
Hastings, Rev. Stephen L.Winthrop Congregational Church (1/21/99).................115
Hoffman, Rev. Susan B.United Methodist Church of Brunswick (3/31/00)......2166
Hughes, Rev. Sharon L.St. Ansgar Evangelical Lutheran Church, Portland(12/2/98), (5/25/99), (5/11/00)....................1, 1323, 2701
Jacobs, Rev. Alison Andreaunited Church of Christ, North Gorham (5/10/99)........852
Johnson, Hon. Birger T.,United Church of Christ, South Portland(5/5/99), (1/5/00)...............................................758, 1707
Kane, Rep. Thomas J., Saco (4/25/00).....................2634Keggi, Rev. John J.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Augusta (5/13/99)........1024Lachance, Deacon Dean
St. Paul's Center, Augusta (5/18/99)..........................1136LeSueur, Rev. Susan
St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Calais(2/4/99), (5/20/99).............................................161, 1204
MacDougall, Rep. Jay, Berwick (4/12/00)................2500Marks, Rev. Marian E.
Grace Lutheran Church, Auburn (2/25/99)..................232Martin, Rev. Jim
United Methodist Church, Brunswick (2/8/00)...........1764Martz, Rev. Paul F.
High Street Congregational Church, Auburn (2/9/99). .166Matthews, Rep. Zachary E. Matthews, Winslow (6/4/99).......................................................................1574McEachern, Mr. Everett
Restoration Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ, Poland(5/26/00)...................................................................1359
Mcllwain, Rev. Jeffrey M.Green Memorial AME Zion Church, Portland (5/27/99)1398
Merrill, Rev. ThomasClark Memorial United Methodist Church, Portland(3/10/99).....................................................................302
Miller, Rev. DonaldEmmanuel Reformed Presbyterian Church, Minot (5/3/99)684
Mitchell, Rev. JohnMinot United Methodist Church (5/4/99)......................703
Morin, Father FrankSt. Anne's Church, Princeton (3/22/00)......................2005
Morrell, Rev. RonaldChina Baptist Church and Chaplain at Colby College(5/19/99)...................................................................1188
Murchie, Rev. RobertSearsport United Methodist Church (3/14/00)...........1931
Murray, Pastor KeithFirst Baptist Church, Cherryfield (3/18/99)..................364
O'Brien, Hon. Julie Ann, Augusta (6/18/99)............1655Paddock, Rev. John
Grace Episcopal Church, Bath (2/11/99)......................177Palmer, 1st Lieutenant Glenn A., Chaplain
152nd Field Artillery Battalion, Maine Army National Guard, Friendship (3/16/00)..................................................1968
Patenaude, Father Gilbert, Retired(3/11/99), (6/3/99)..............................................327, 1546Phillips, Father Louis
St. Paul's Center (1/12/00)........................................1725Phillips, Hon. Reuben "Butch" of Milford
Former Representative of the Penobscot Indian Nation(4/27/99).....................................................................633
Phillips, Rev. Albert R.United Baptist Church Ocean Park (Pastor Emeritus)(4/26/99).....................................................................616
Plante, Father PaulSt. John's Church, Winslow (3/9/99), (3/9/00)....284, 1910
Poland, Rev. Sally P.W Scarborough United Methodist Church (2/16/99)....191
Politis, Father HarryHoly Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Lewiston (3/23/00)2024
Poorman, Rev. Gary D.South Paris (4/15/99)...................................................605
Quint, Hon. Michael W., Portland (4/24/00)...........2608
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PRAYER (Con't)Rinas, Pastor David
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Augusta(3/17/99), (5/11/99).............................................354, 916
Ring, Rev. MichaelFirst Congregational Church and Oxford Cngregational
Church,Mechanic Falls (5/24/99)...........................................1284
Rockwell, Pastor RichardEllsworth Baptist Temple (4/7/99)...............................522
Savage, Hon. Christine R., Union (6/5/99)..............1611Scott, Rev. Jeff
North Turner Union Presbyterian Church, Church of Christ Starks
Presbyterian and West Mills Community Church (4/7/00)2346
Seavey, Father MichaelSt. Andrews Catholic Church, Augusta (3/4/99)...........269
Shaw, Rev. Norman A.First Church of the Nazarene, Augusta (4/13/99)........555
Sheehan, Father EdwardSt. John the Baptist Church, Brunswick (3/3/00)........1877
Stanwood, Hon. Robert E., Southwest Harbor(4/26/00)......................................................................2657Stevens, Hon. George
St. Ann's Church, Indian Township, Former Representative of the
Passamaquoddy Tribe (4/27/99)..................................633Teichman, Rev. Thomas
Trinity Lutheran Church, South Paris (5/12/99)...........958Twomey, Hon. Joanne T., Biddeford (4/8/00).........2408Upcott, Rev. Terry
Bible Baptist Church, Lincoln (5/14/99), (3/28/00)...1042, 2073
Usher, Hon. Ronald E., Westbrook (5/6/99).............776Vail, Pastor Darwin
Bible Believing Baptist Church, Gray (4/5/99), (3/27/00).............................................495, 2052
Vinson, Rev. GregoryElim Assembly of God, Bath (4/3/00).........................2186
Waterman, Reverend GeorgeOxford Advent Christian Church (3/16/99)..................340
Webb, Pastor ScottLitchfield Community Christian Church (2/18/00)......1798
Wells-Goodwin, Rev. AllanBoothbay Harbor and East Boothbay United Methodist
Church.................................................................................821Wiles, Rev. Lawrence B.
Belgrade Bible Church (2/22/00)...............................1815Zehring, Rev. John
South Parish Congregational Church, Augusta (2/25/00)1836
QUINT, MICHAEL W. (Representative, Portland)Appointments......................................539, 1717 (2), 2756Committee Appointments.......................................44 (2)Leaves of Absence.....................................................1720Legislative Documents
Sponsor..................84, 149, 170, 248, 249, 450, 451 (4), ..............................................501, 561, 562, 1728, 1729, 2053
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...............................................................92, 2733
Remarks.......93, 322, 727, 1097, 1335, 1432, 1594, 2015, .......................2016, 2019, 2159 (2), 2202, 2249, 2364, 2367, ............................................................2462, 2463, 2563, 2568
Vote, Absent...............................................................1594
QUORUM CALLMembers added to the quorum call of the 119/1st Regular Session
Samson, Rep. Roland B., of Jay......................................62
Members added to the Quorum call of the 119th/2nd Regular Session
Belanger, Rep. Irvin G., of Caribou............................1707Plowman, Rep. Debra, of Hampden...........................1709Watson, Rep. Elizabeth, Farmingdale........................1707
RICHARD, SHIRLEY K. (Representative, Madison)Appointments...................................................1716, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................274Legislative Documents
Sponsor.................................................91, 124, 200, 291Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.....................................................................1856Remarks.........26, 324, 325, 406, 481, 608, 890, 933, 950,
............................1152, 1162, 1191, 1401, 1454, 1509, 1616,
............................1792, 1957, 1977, 2065, 2091, 2108, 2110,
............................2140, 2147, 2177, 2424, 2429, 2500, 2560,
.......................................................2575, 2599 (2), 2641, 2749
RICHARDSON, EARL E. (Representative, Greenville)Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence...................215, 329, 607, 1045, 1975Remarks...............................................................678, 1966
RICHARDSON, JOHN G., JR. (Representative, Brunswick)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.............................................43Leaves of Absence...............................................215, 329Legislative Documents
Sponsor.............................................293, 366, 379, 1748Remarks........361 (3), 481, 514, 568,714, 830, 883, 1006,
.......................1010, 1270 (2), 1272, 1408, 1988, 2019, 2293,
............................................................2372, 2656, 2669, 2731
RINES, BENJAMIN L., JR. (Representative, Wiscasset)Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................................2168Legislative Documents
Sponsor....................................53, 87, 172, 379 (2), 1733Remarks.......938, 941, 1015, 1312, 1344 (2), 1604, 2131,
...........................................................................2605, 2632 (2)
ROSEN, RICHARD W. (Representative, Bucksport)Committee Appointments.............................................45Leaves of Absence.......................................................274Legislative Documents
Sponsor...................................................43, 87, 117, 236Remarks.............800, 2011, 2038, 2044, 2072, 2349, 2516Vote, Absent...............................................................2072
ROWE, G. STEVEN (Representative, Portland)Appointments.................................................................47Legislative Documents
Sponsor117, 124, 128 (2), 148, 203 (2), 248, 346, 451 (2), ..............................453 (2), 522, 916, 1710, 1727, 1750, 1768 ..........................................................................(2), 1878, 2024
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...........29, 128, 263, 428, 453, 454, 1771, 2089,
......................................................................2186, 2258, 2555Remarks..........6, 48, 228, 431, 440 (2), 805, 806, 807 (2),
............................1532, 1621, 1637, 1638, 1674, 1676, 1707,
.......................1708, 1935, 2090, 2264, 2457, 2468 (2), 2539,
..................................................2556, 2720, 2722, 2724, 2725
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RULINGS OF THE CHAIRGermaneness
(H-526)......................................................................1221(H-568)......................................................................1124(H-584)......................................................................1185(S-312)......................................................................1357(S-739)......................................................................2737
Members may vote(L.D. 1078)................................................................1566
MiscellaneousDebate is not in Conflict with Mason'sManual Rule 111.......................................................2403
Not Germane(H-878)).....................................................................2322
Not properly before the Body(H.P. 1610)................................................................1612(L.D. 383)....................................................................370(L.D. 904)....................................................................255(L.D. 1104)..................................................................282(L.D. 1146)..................................................................282(L.D. 1199)..................................................................921
Properly before the Body(L.D. 476)....................................................................336
SAMSON, ROLAND B. (Representative, Jay)Appointments.............................................................2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor..........................................111, 149, 168 (2), 172Remarks. 334, 505 (2), 589, 590, 784, 869, 873, 877, 887,
.....................923, 924, 961, 964, 992, 995, 1076, 1103, 1118,
...................... 1186, 1364, 1372, 1378, 1393, 1424, 1773 (2),
.......................2030, 2127, 2224, 2237 (2), 2340, 2354, 2530,
.................................................................2532, 2549, 2582 (2)
SANBORN, LAURA J. (Representative, Alton)Appointments...................................................1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................45Leaves of Absence.....................................................1045Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................................................................1709Remarks...................................................1516, 2033, 2283
SAVAGE, CHRISTINE R. (Representative, Union)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.......................................45 (2)Leaves of Absence.....................................................1252Legislative Documents
Sponsor.........52, 80, 110, 136, 148, 150, 235, 366, 1733Remarks.........24, 443, 593, 602, 657, 679, 806, 881, 909,
............................1452, 1516, 1542 (2), 1579, 1615 (2), 1809,
.......................1867, 1872, 1889, 2000 (2), 2007, 2026, 2119,
............................2121, 2196, 2221, 2302, 2303, 2307, 2326,
........................................2349, 2410, 2464, 2509, 2560, 2586Vote, Absent.....................................................2072, 2407
SAVAGE, WILLIAM R. (Representative, Buxton)Appointments.........................................1715, 1716, 2756Legislative Documents
Sponsor...........................................85 (2), 135, 137, 378Remarks.......................939, 953, 1164, 1319, 1413, 1432,
......................................1436, 1437, 1438 (2), 1439 (2), 1562,
......................................1918, 1922, 1958 (2), 1986 (2), 2011,
......................................2012, 2019, 2039, 2040, 2072, 2113,
......................................2196, 2278, 2289, 2293, 2338, 2341,
......................................2407, 2414, 2498, 2506, 2552, 2562,
................................................................................2588, 2639
SAXL, JANE W. (Representative, Bangor)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.............................................43
Leaves of Absence...............................................274, 541Legislative Documents
Sponsor..................89, 136, 168, 170, 212, 234, 291 (2), ........................................................................404, 1727, 1732
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...........................................................1865, 2629
Remarks.......................395, 399, 408, 510, 511, 512, 513, ..........................................536, 567, 569, 647, 712, 715, 827, ............................................828, 831 (3), 832, 1006, 1011 (2), ......................................1013, 1147, 1207, 1210, 1240, 1264, ......................................1269, 1324, 1404, 1412, 1562, 1574, ......................................1679, 1692, 1927, 1952, 2141, 2142, ......................................2143, 2155, 2263, 2371, 2374, 2380, .......................................2381, 2565, 2566, 2597, 2649, 2748
SAXL, MICHAEL V. (Representative, Portland)Appointments..............................................2754, 2755 (2)Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................157, 236, 291, 366, 404, 474, 500, ............................................501, 522, 959 (2), 1728, 1729 (2), .............................................1732, 1768, 1801 (2), 1934, 1950
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.................19, 28, 313, 1359, 1466, 1693, 1704,
......................................................................1707, 1951, 2745Remarks.............9, 49 (2), 100, 153, 229, 255 (2), 256 (2),
...........................................314, 338, 384, 407, 457, 478, 564,
.......................................... 657, 660, 824, 954, 963, 1096 (2),
...........................................1150, 1186 (2), 1187, 1211, 1259,
......................................1261, 1263, 1400, 1468, 1511, 1528,
...........................................1530 (2), 1548, 1559, 1592, 1673,
.................................1677, 1688, 1848, 1936, 1951, 1972 (2),
............................................1973 (2), 1975, 2093, 2144, 2193,
................................. 2195, 2196, 2248, 2263, 2314, 2374 (3),
............................................2381 (3), 2418, 2420, 2484, 2514,
..................................... 2538, 2557, 2566, 2613, 2711, 2718,
......................................................................2736, 2741, 2745Speaker Pro Tem.............61, 297-300, 431-444, 779-787,
.............................................804-808, 1124-1130, 1177-1184,
.........................................1307-1315, 1532-1544, 1570-1571,
.........................................1574-1575, 1617-1625, 1637-1639,
.........................................1674-1677, 1935-1936, 2119-2129,
.........................................2264-2265, 2272-2281, 2437-2450,
...........................................2457-2469, 2539-2540, 2729-2730
SCHNEIDER, WILLIAM J. (Representative, Durham)Appointments..............................................1716, 2756 (2)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.125, 151, 162, 169, 171, 211, 212 (2), 225, 235 (2),........................................249 (2), 377 (3), 378 (2), 451, 1709, ................................................................................1729, 1730
Remarks. .304, 599, 731, 759, 764, 789, 1242, 1302, 1373,...................... 1408, 1437, 1618 (2), 1987, 2072, 2237, 2290, .......................2299, 2301 (2), 2373, 2414, 2415, 2419, 2494, ........................................2614, 2668, 2670, 2672, 2676, 2730
Vote, Absent.......................................................789, 2072
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SEATING ARRANGEMENTSCianchette, Rep. Peter E., of South Portlandassigned to Seat 14...................................................1707Cote, Rep. William R., of Lewistonassigned to Seat 69.....................................................604Hatch, Rep. Pamela, of Skowheganassigned to Seat 99.....................................................585O'Brien, Rep. Lillian L., of Lewistonassigned to Seat 70.....................................................605True, Rep. Harry G., of Fryeburgassigned to Seat 12...................................................1707
SHERMAN, ROGER L. (Representative, Hodgdon)Appointments...................................................1716, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................827Legislative Documents
Sponsor......................149 (2), 213, 227, 562, 1727, 1730Remarks...................665, 845, 849, 953, 976, 1093, 1108,
...........................................1165, 1622, 1634, 1636 (2), 1956,
......................................1957 (2), 2020, 2021, 2034, 2064 (2),
...........................................2122 (2), 2123, 2162, 2179, 2181,
........................................2301 (2), 2303 (2), 2390, 2444, 2572
SHIAH, DAVID C. (Representative, Bowdoinham)Appointments...............................................................425Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......................................................234, 263, 453Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor...............................................................20, 1707Remarks.....................12, 142, 230, 608, 925, 1149, 1310,
..............................1352, 1407, 1574, 1618, 1669, 2557, 2746Speaker Pro Tem...................................................884-890
SHIELDS, THOMAS F. (Representative, Auburn)Appointments.............................................................2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence...........................................1045, 2610Legislative Documents
Sponsor................52 (3), 65, 70 (2), 71, 72, 73, 89, 148, ............................................................................164, 250, 450
Remarks.................398, 410, 535, 659, 739 (2), 870, 902, ........................................904, 1035 (2), 1094, 1098, 1125 (2), .................................1139, 1235, 1271, 1331, 1408, 1419 (2),................................................1433, 1524, 1537, 1543, 1544, ......................................1635, 1774, 1879, 1894, 1966, 1982, ...........................................2030, 2207, 2237 (2), 2241, 2456, ...................................2489, 2533, 2538, 2585 (2), 2687, 2688
SHOREY, KEVIN L. (Representative, Calais)Appointments.............................................................1717Committee Appointments.............................................43Leaves of Absence.........................541, 1045, 1911, 1975Legislative Documents
Sponsor..........................122, 135, 170, 224, 356, 377 (2)Remarks...............534, 1016 (2), 1217, 1249 (2), 1426 (2),
................................................1427, 1606, 1753, 1960, 2317,
......................................2378, 2490, 2491, 2529 (2), 2530 (2),
.....................................................................2549 (2), 2582 (2)
SIROIS, ROSAIRE J. (Representative, Caribou)Appointments...............................................................270Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor........................168, 169, 171, 210 (2), 248, 1728Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.....................236, 274, 329, 367, 428, 474, 541, ............................................607, 656, 827, 1252, 1451, 1574, ......................................1757, 1803, 1843, 1879, 1911, 1975, ......................................................................2025, 2168, 2733
Remarks.........568, 570, 608, 926, 1015, 1575, 1873, 2522
SKOGLUND, JAMES G. (Representative, St. George)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................108, 123, 125, 139, 148, 149, 150, ............................151, 328, 428, 522, 1728, 1733, 1748, 1768
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...............................................................455, 776
Remarks...................8, 237, 305, 323, 325, 407, 723, 776, .....................................779, 810, 945, 982, 1452, 1537, 1871,..................................... 1888, 1938, 2116, 2171, 2347, 2517, ..................................................2558, 2570, 2577, 2636, 2713
SNOWE-MELLO, LOIS A. (Representative, Poland)Appointments...................................................1717, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................274Legislative Documents
Sponsor.................67, 70, 80, 83, 84, 91, 126, 151, 152, .....................169, 174, 212, 346, 377, 378 (2), 379, 452, 1730
Remarks..................25, 304, 394, 442, 483, 484, 546, 607,......................................... 726, 736, 739, 900, 901, 912, 927, ........................................944, 1097, 1118, 1169, 1197, 1207, ......................................1236, 1244, 1287, 1331, 1436, 1479, ...........................................1486, 1542, 1582, 1616, 1827 (2), ......................................1857, 1983, 2107, 2110, 2124, 2135, ...................2185, 2242, 2288, 2297, 2311, 2369, 2464, 2752
Vote, Absent.......................................................944, 2185
SOCTOMAH, DONALD G. (Representative, Passamaquoddy Tribe)
Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................330Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................168, 174, 201, 202, 214, 225, 347, ..............................................................348, 1730, 1768, 1893
Remarks.............................637, 638 (2), 1961, 2319, 2412
SPEAKER PRO TEMAhearne, Rep. Douglas J., of Madawaska
(6/2/99)............................................................1495-1501Berry, Rep. Randall L., of Livermore
(5/27/99)..........................................................1402-1406Brennan, Rep. Michael F., of Portland
(6/2/99)............................................................1514-1521Bull, Rep. Thomas, of Freeport
(4/13/00)..........................................................2550-2552Clark, Rep. Joseph E., of Millinocket
(5/12/99), (4/12/00).......................1018-1023, 2529-2535Davidson, Rep. Thomas M., of Brunswick
(5/17/99)..........................................................1105-1120Etnier, Rep. David M., of Harpswell
(5/7/99), (5/18/99), (5/19/99), (5/25/99), (5/27/99), (3/23/00), ......................................(4/3/00), (4/5/00), (4/13/00)
832-838, 1192-1197, .....................................1144-1151, ............................................................1332-1334, 1416-1417, ............................................................2036-2047, 2196-2199, ..............................................................2282-2295, 2581-2586
Hatch, Rep. Pamela, of Skowhegan(5/4/99)................................................................719-725
Jabar, Rep. Joseph M., Sr., of Waterville(5/20/99)..........................................................1230-1242
Kneeland, Rep. Richard, of Easton(4/25/00)..........................................................2644-2646
LaVerdiere, Rep. Charles C., of Wilton(5/25/99), (3/30/00)........................................1335-1340,
.................................................................................2138-2143SPEAKER PRO TEM (Con't)
Lemont, Rep. Kenneth F., of Kittery(5/27/99)..........................................................1432-1440
Pieh, Rep. Wendy, of Bremen
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(4/6/00)............................................................2319-2321Saxl, Rep. Michael V. of Portland
(1/7/99),(3/9/99), (3/25/99), (5/6/99), (5/17/99), (5/18/99), (5/24/99), (6/2/99), (6/3/99), (6/4/99), (6/5/99), (6/18/99), (3/14/00), (3/29/00), (4/5/00), (4/11/00), (4/12/00), (4/13/00)(5/11/00)........................................61, 297-300, 431-444,
............................................ 779-787, 804-808, 1124-1130,
..................1177-1184, 1307-1315, 1532-1544, 1570-1571,
..................1574-1575, 1617-1625, 1637-1639, 1674-1677,
..................1935-1936, 2119-2129, 2264-2265, 2272-2281,
.......................................2437-2450, 2457-2469, 2539-2540,
..........................................................2556-2557, 2729-2730Shiah, Rep. David C., of Bowdoinham
(5/10/99)..............................................................884-890Stevens, Rep. Kathleen A., of Orono
(5/12/99)..............................................................979-996Thompson, Rep. Richard, Naples
(4/5/99), (5/11/99), (5/20/99), 5/21/99), (5/26/99), (5/28/99), .......(6/4/99), (3/7/00), (3/30/00), (4/4/00), (4/7/00), (4/11/00),
(4/13/00) .....515- 519, 935-951, 1222-1224, 1268-1274, , 1370-1381, 1385-1389, 1456-1466, 1580-1586, 1898-1904, . 2156-2164, 2238-2243, 2364-2370, 2481-2488, 2567-2579Townsend, Rep. Elizabeth, of Portland
(5/11/00)..........................................................2735-2736True, Rep. Harry G., of Fryeburg
(4/12/00)..........................................................2500-2514Watson, Rep. Elizabeth, of Farmingdale
(5/18/99)..........................................................1163-1169
SPECIAL SENTIMENT CALENDARIn Memory of
Bailey, Patricia A., of Windsor (HLS 416).. . .1204 (R 1204)Beeaker, Vincent H., of Lewiston (HLS 936)1735 (R 1735)Beliveau, Margaret, of Rumford (HLS 1221)....2408, 2431Bitterauf, Nina, of Farmington (HLS 107)........368 (R 368)Britt, Richard (HLS 143)..................................826 (R 826)Burdwood, Howard A., of Scarborough (HLS 26).92 (R 92)Carrie, Charlotte E., of Randolph (HLS 72)220 (R 220-221)Chick, Muriel Elinor, of Lebanon (SLS 130).....657 (R 657)Childs, Dana, of Westbrook (HLS 296).....638 (R 639-640)Churchill, Brent R., of Industry (HLS 1083). 1976 (R 1976-
1977)Cochran, Charles, of Limerick (HLS 520).....1491 (R 1491-
1492)Cooney, Barbara, of Damariscotta (SLS 457)2199 (R 2199)Curtis, Pauline Stevens, of Rockland(HLS 502)...........................................1451 (R 1452-1453)DiMillo, Antonio 'Tony', of Portland(HLS 988)...........................................1788 (R 1788-1789)Dobson, Richard E., of Falmouth (HLS 1084)1977 (R 1977)Feeney, Peter J., of South Portland(HLS 1067).........................................1935 (R 1935-1936)Green, Ronald W. (HLS 76).............................237 (R 237)Hill, Dr. Warren G. (HLS 1205)....................2350 (R 2350)Hills, Captain Stetson Parker, USN (HLS 105). 367 (R 367-
368)Immonen, Jacob J., of West Paris (HLS 282)....619 (R 619)Johnson, Ronald E., of Harpswell (HLS 352) 1287 (R 1287)Kelly, Jeffrey K., of Rockland (HLS 1049)...................2027Ledew, Norman P., of Hallowell (HLS 1206) 2350 (R 2351)MacBride, Dr. Robert G., of Lubec (HLS 117). .405 (R 405-
406)Marsh, Maynard F. (HLS 167)..........................456 (R 456)Marx, Colonel Robert, of Kennebunk(HLS 1195).........................................2311 (R 2311-2312)Mason, Harold L., of Falmouth (HLS 1181)..2264 (R 2264)Matheson, Brandon A., of Augusta(HLS 1000)................................1788, 1791(R 1791-1792)Moholland, Rep. Fred W., of Princeton
(HLS 577)...........................................1644 (R 1644-1645)Nash, W. Ballard, of Poland Spring (HLS 1035)....1857 (R
1857)Orestis, George, of Auburn (HLS 944)1819 (R 1819-1820)Pollack, Perle R. (HLS 418).......1207, 1210 (R 1210-1211)Rocheleau, William, of Lewiston (HLS 1051)1895 (R 1895)Rogers, Hon. Edward William, of Falmouth(HLS 1164)..................................................2311 (R 2311)Ross, John L., of Limington (HLS 945).........1741 (R 1741)Sheltra, Carl, of Biddeford (HLS 1293)........2657 (R 2657)Smith, Clement H., of Monmouth (HLS 415)1207 (R 1207)Stanwood, Madeline Norwood, of Southwest Harbor(HLS 1032).........................................1856 (R 1856-1857)Wentworth, George R. (HLS 333)................................704Whitman, Laura P., of Manchester (HLS 460)............1360Young, Harold E., Ph.D., of Orono(HLS 433).................................1253, 1258 (R 1258-1259)
Recognizing4-H Program of the University of Maine(SLS 427)...........................................1866 (R 1866-1867)Albert, Richard, of Lewiston (HLS 941)......................1740Aldrich, Paul J., of Village Candle, Inc. (HLS 150)523 (R 523)Armenian Genocide 85th Anniversary(HLS 1204)..................................................2347 (R 2347)Bailey, John (HLS 290)....................................638 (R 638)Bangor HS Boys Diving Team (HLS 1178)...2262 (R 2262-
2263)Bangor HS Boys Swim Team (HLS 1175)...................2262Bigl, Hon. Joseph H., of Bucksport(HLS 1217).........................................2348 (R 2349-2350)Biscula, Paul (HLS 288)...................................637 (R 637)Brooks, Rep. Joseph E., of Winterport (HLS 171)456 (R 457)Brunswick HS Symphonic Band (HLS 62)........177 (R 177)Bukaty, Robert, of Freeport (HLS 335).....704 (R 704-105)Bussiere, Raymond R., of Bangor (HLS 417)1206 (R 1207)Butterfield, Steven J., of Hallowell (HLS 7)....48, 91 (R 91)Caldwell, Penny J., of St. Albans (HLS 1054)..............1894Caldwell, Robert J., of St. Albans (HLS 1053).............1894Camden-Rockport Girls Basketball Team(HLS 1109)..................................................2026 (R 2026)Cammack, Robert P., of Augusta(HLS 474).................................1401, 1406 (R 1406-1407)Campbell, Erin, of Hampden (HLS 222).......1206 (R 1206)Campbell, Erin of Hampden (HLS 222).......1206 (R 1206)Catherine McAuley HS Varsity Basketball Team(HLS 1197)........................................2309, 2312 (R 2313)Chamberlin, Beth, of Laura Libby School(HLS 1207).........................................2347 (R 2347-2348)Chick, Rep. Howard A., of Lebanon(HLS 1101).........................................2007 (R 2007-2008)Cianciolo, Patrick, of Gorham High School(HLS 1130).........................................2075 (R 2075-2076)Cleaves, Reuben (HLS 290)............................638 (R 638)Cloutier, Leo J., of Brunswick (HLS 954)2262, 2267 (R 2267)Cole, Jason, of Lebanon (HLS 1274)...2640 (R 2640-2641)Committee to Restore the Abyssinian, of Portland (HLS 469)..................................................................1399Curtiss, Alan C., of St. Albans (HLS 1055)...1895 (R 1895)Dana, Albert (HLS 290)...................................637 (R 637)Davidson, Rep. Thomas M., of Brunswick(HLS 1247).........................................2540 (R 2540-2541)Deer Isle-Stonington Chess Team (HLS 1071)1935 (R 1935)Dexter HS Wrestling Team (HLS 1134).......2101 (R 2101)Duguay, David, of Messalonskee High School(HLS 1133).........................................2100 (R 2100-2101)Eaton, Lillian McNeil, of Thomaston (HLS 56)..164 (R 164)Eisenstein, Paul, of Auburn (HLS 1038).......1879 (R 1879)Ellsworth HS Show Choir (HLS 357)................854 (R 854)
R = RemarksRC = Roll Call H-2902
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SPECIAL SENTIMENT CALENDAR (Con't)Recognizing (Con't)
Emery, Phil, of Bangor HS Swim Team (HLS 1176)....2262Ernest, Heather, of Mt. Blue High School(HLS 1144)..................................................2169 (R 2169)Fabian Oilers Hockey Team (HLS 453)........1324 (R 1324)Fallon, Mike (HLS 50)......................................140 (R 140)Falmouth HS Boys Basketball Team(HLS 203).................................................524 (R 524-525)Fourth Degree of the Knights of Columbus(HLS 1020)..................................................1856 (R 1856)Fuegen, Brad, of Wiscasset (HLS 73)...........................237Gagnon, Diane Q. (SLS 485).......................2261 (R 2261)Gardiner Area HS Wrestling Team (HLS 354)..853 (R 853)Gardiner Girls 5th Grade Travel Team (HLS 299)...656 (R
657)Gardiner Girls 6th Grade Basketball Travel Team(HLS 1070).........................................1934 (R 1934-1935)Gardiner Regional Middle School (SLS 96)...........686, 814Gardner, Christina, of Auburn (HLS 1048)...1894 (R 1894)Gerrity, Brian, of Maranacook Community School(HLS 397)....................................................1045 (R 1045)Gorham HS Cheering Squad (HLS 1105)...................2074Gorham HS Class B Boys Basketball Team (HLS 1108)2074Gorham HS Class B Girls Basketball Team (HLS 1107)2074Gorham HS Class B Girls Field Hockey Team (HLS 1106)2074Gorham HS Girls Basketball Team (HLS 230)..564 (R 564)Gorham HS Golf Team (HLS 229)................................563Gorham HS Indoor Track Team (HLS 228)...................563Gosline, Ernest (HLS 288)...............................637 (R 637)Gustafson, Carl Einar, of New Sweden (HLS 194)...523 (R
524)Higgins, Brian, of Brewer (HLS 470)...1400 (R 1400-1401)Higgins, Michael D., of Raymond (HLS 543).................................1491, 1509 (R 1509-1510)Holbrook School Chess Team (HLS 1066)...1934 (R 1934)Houlihan, Shannan, of Gorham High School (HLS 1129)2074Jacques, Kristen, of Lewiston (HLS 1136)....2135 (R 2135)Janelle, Conrad and Mathilda (HLS 476)......1402 (R 1402)Jenkins, John T., of Lewiston (HLS 464)......................1399Kelly, Frank, of Lewiston (HLS 940)...........................1739Kemp, Lottie, of Leeds (HLS 468)..............................1399Kessler, Warren, of Readfield (HLS 235). .564 (R 564-565)Ketterer, Andrew (HLS 406).....1137, 1151 (R 1151-1152)Kiesow, Louise (HLS 564)...................1574 (R 1574-1575)Kornfield, Irving (HLS 10)................................302 (R 302)Labrecque, Jennifer (HLS 1168)2217, 2309, 2314 (R 2314)Lauer, Stephanie (HLS 1113)......................2027 (R 2027)Lawrence HS Boys Basketball Team (HLS 225)548 (R 549)Leavitt Area HS Students (HLS 409)..........................1191Leavitt Area HS Students (HLS 410)..........................1191Levesque, Adam, of Farmingdale (SLS 355)..............1739Levesque, Paul, of Farmingdale (SLS 356)..1739 (R 1739)Lewiston HS Girls Basketball Team (HLS 122) 429 (R 429)Lincoln County Incorporation (SLS 474)2198 (R 2198-2199)Locke, Ashleigh (HLS 1110).....2026, 2027 (R 2027-2028)Loranger Middle School Jazz Band (HLS 384)..958 (R 958)Loring, Rep. Donna, of Richmond (HLS 267)...607 (R 608)Love, Tim (HLS 288).......................................637 (R 637)Luchini, Louie, of Ellsworth High School (HLS 356) 853 (R
853)Lynch, Scott, of Lewiston (HLS 942)..........................1740Manganaro, Joe, of Gorham High School (HLS 1118).2074Marshwood Junior HS Basketball Team (HLS 226)..563 (R
563)McBride, Bunny (HLS 285)..............................637 (R 637)McClure, Michael, of Lewiston (HLS 67)...204 (R 204-205)McDonald, Mark, of Monmouth Academy (HLS 165)..455,
457
McGary, Officer Glen, of Portland (HLS 1266)............2592McKay, Elijah, of Gardiner (SLS 45).........237 (R 237-238)McKenzie, June, of Portland (HLS 467).......................1399McLaughlin, Tony, of Wilton (SLS 193)1314 (R 1314-1315)Melendy, Rita, of Rockland (HLS 1327)2741 (R 2741-2742)Mitchell, Theodore (HLS 291)..........................638 (R 638)Monmouth Academy Academic Decathlon Team(HLS 166)............................................................456, 457Monmouth Academy Drama Players (HLS 164)...455, 457Monmouth Academy Girls Basketball Team (HLS 168)456,
458Monmouth HS Cheerleaders and Coaches(HLS 81)..................................................455, 457 (R 457)Moore, Fred (HLS 290)....................................638 (R 638)Mt. Blue Cougars Boys Ski Team (HLS 1092)............1993Mt. Blue Cougars Girls Ski Team (HLS 1093).........................................1993 (R 1993-1994)Mt. Blue Girls Basketball Team (HLS 1145)..2168(R 2168-
2169)Mt. Blue HS Girls Ski Team (HLS 202)................524 (R 52Neptune, Susan Colby (HLS 289).................................637Newell, Rand E., A.S, B.S. (HLS 207)...............526 (R 526)Newell, Wayne (HLS 290)...............................638 (R 638)Nicholas, Joseph (HLS 290).............................638 (R 638)Nichols, Joshua, of Hartland (HLS 392)...........967 (R 967)Norton, Dennis E., of Rockland(HLS 1198).........................................2309 (R 2309-2310)Nutter, Banjamin, of Mt. Vernon (HLS 120).....428 (R 428)O'Leary, Charles (HLS 51)........................141 (R 141-142)O'Neal, Rep. Gary, of Limestone (HLS 401)...........................................1078 (R 1078-1079)Oxford Hills Viking Cheerleading Squad(HLS 1094)..................................................1994 (R 1994)Pelletier, Roland, of Biddeford (SLS 38)..........129 (R 129)Phillips, Reuben (HLS 288)..............................637 (R 637)Pickering, Stacy, of Cape Elizabeth (HLS 220)1206 (R 1206)Pierce, Richard, C.E.O., Maine Educational Services(HLS 208)........................................................526 (R 526)Poland Panthers Varsity Cheerleaders (HLS 443).1286 (R
1287)Portland Camera Club (HLS 370)....................917 (R 917)Portland HS Boys Basketball Team (HLS 385)................................................960, 967 (R 967)Portland West Neighborhood Planning Council (HLS 1090)..................................................1976 (R 1976)Price, Harriet, of Portland (HLS 466)..........................1399Putnam, Barry, of Lewiston (HLS 943)........1740 (R 1740)Red Tide Ultimate Frisbee Team (HLS 1179).........................................2263 (R 2263-2264)Richardson, Brigadier General Eugene L.(HLS 1148).........................................2170 (R 2170-2171)Rodrique, Christopher, of Messalonskee High School (HLS 1132)................................................................2100Rossignol, Chef Donald, of CMTC (HLS 204). . .525 (R 525)Royer, Lori (HLS 1112)................................2027 (R 2027)Saint Dominic HS Hockey Team (HLS 1276)2641 (R 2641)Sanford HS Field Hockey Team (HLS 889).......1788, 1792Santos, Benjamin, of Boy Scout Troop #139 (HLS 252)........................................................607 (R 607)Sappier, Jim (HLS 288)....................................637 (R 637)Sawyer, Stan (HLS 479)...........1451, 1454 (R 1454-1455)Smith, Scott (HLS 394)................................1027 (R 1027)Society of American Friends (HLS 287)...........637 (R 637)Soctomah, Madonna (HLS 290).......................638 (R 638)Soucie, Jim, of Bangor High School (HLS 1177).........2262St. Mary's Boys Basketball Team (HLS 1087)1976 (R 1976)Stevens, George (HLS 290).............................638 (R 638)Stone, William H., Jr. (HLS 206).......................525 (R 525)Sweatt, Officer James, of Yarmouth (HLS 1267)........2593Talbot, Gerald, of Portland (HLS 465)........................1399Tamulevich, David, of Durham (HLS 66).........204 (R 204)
R = RemarksRC = Roll Call H-2903
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Team Kittery Girls Basketball Team (HLS 353)852 (R 852)Thompson Family (HLS 232)...........................564 (R 564)
R = RemarksRC = Roll Call H-2904
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SPECIAL SENTIMENT CALENDAR (Con't)Recognizing (Con't)
Torrey, Glenn Willard, of Poland (HLS 1200)2311 (R 2311)Tripp Middle School Students (HLS 411).....1191 (R 1191)Tripp, Dwight L., Jr., (HLS 1137)..................2135 (R 2135)U Maine Black Bears Women's Basketball Team(HLS 305).................................................705 (R 705-706)United States Merchant Marine (HLS 1199) 2310 (R 2310)University of Maine Hockey Team (SLS 513)...........................................2565 (R 2565-2567)USM Womens Basketball Team (HLS 1142) 2135 (R 2136)Vafiades, Lewis Esq., of Hampden (HLS 113)1191 (R 1191)Vafiades, Lewis Esq., of Hampden (HLS 462)1398 (R 1398)Vickery Building (HLS 1146)..............2169 (R 2169-2170)Wade, Travis C., of Turner (SLS 128) 1206, 1207 (R 1207-
1208)Walker, Diana, of Sanford (HLS 953) 1788, 1792 (R 1792)Walsh, Shawn, of Veazie (HLS 349)................826 (R 826)Webb, Wiliam S., M.Ed (HLS 205)...................525 (R 525)Wilber, Dean, of Palmyra (HLS 391)............................967Williford, Nathan, of Messalonskee High School(HLS 1131)................................................................2100Winslow High School Hockey Team(HLS 1086).........................................1975 (R 1975-1976)Young, Audrey Helen (HLS 432)......................1253, 1258
STANLEY, STEPHEN S. (Representative, Medway)Appointments...................................................1717, 2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.............81, 82, 85, 107, 123, 126, 136, 152, 452Remarks.......................335, 679, 709, 711, 847, 940, 965,
............................................................1181, 2398, 2411, 2553
STANWOOD, ROBERT E. (Representative, Southwest Harbor)
Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................215Legislative Documents
Sponsor..................76, 200, 201, 225 (2), 226, 227, 1769Remarks...........391, 493, 599, 724, 1100, 1130, 1196 (2),
............................................1261 (2), 1266, 1394, 1433, 1459,
..................................... 1601, 1629, 1634, 1857, 2117, 2143,
.........................2244, 2447, 2466, 2521 (2), 2575, 2584, 2618
STEDMAN, VAUGHN A. (Representative, Hartland)Appointments.............................................................2757Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.......................................................151, 184, 617Remarks........................5, 324, 442, 461 (2), 488, 519 (2),
..................................680, 700 (2), 717, 718, 887 (2), 906(2),
.............................................949, 967, 980, 1014 (2), 1115 (2),
...................................... 1226, 1263 (2), 1320, 1336 (2), 1455,
.......................................... 1577, 1581, 1619, 1626 (2), 1629,
................................1654, 1672, 1680, 1778, 1895, 1915 (2),
................................................1943 (2), 2064, 2070 (2), 2109,
......................................2110, 2138, 2140 (2), 2205 (2), 2218,
...........................................2229, 2362 (2), 2423, 2512, 2517,
.............................................2527, 2537 (2), 2544, 2568, 2576
STEVENS, KATHLEEN A. (Representative, Orono)Committee Appointments.......................................43, 45Leaves of Absence.......................................................367Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................83, 175, 183, 199, 200, 1727Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor...............................................................380, 822Remarks...................5, 141, 400, 465, 479, 516, 519, 647,
.....................................705, 823, 831, 879, 1017, 1046, 1052,
..................................... 1245, 1338, 1339, 1407, 1441, 1474,
..................................................1558, 2563, 2565, 2742, 2748Speaker Pro Tem...................................................979-996
STUDY REPORTSPursuant to Public Law
(L.D. 1015)..................................................................164(L.D. 1924)..................................................................365(L.D. 1970)..................................................................380(L.D. 1982)..................................................................380(L.D. 1992)..................................................................380(L.D. 1993)..................................................................380(L.D. 2154)..................................................................523(L.D. 2198)..................................................................587(L.D. 2356)................................................................1737(L.D. 2508)................................................................1748(L.D. 2577)................................................................1802(L.D. 2583)................................................................1838(L.D. 2584)................................................................1838(L.D. 2593)................................................................1855(L.D. 2604)................................................................1886
Pursuant to Resolve(L.D. 42)........................................................................47(L.D. 114)......................................................................72(L.D. 426)......................................................................91(L.D. 523)....................................................................108(L.D. 1130)..................................................................175(L.D. 1563)..................................................................261(L.D. 1798)..................................................................295(L.D. 2030)..................................................................405(L.D. 2522)................................................................1770(L.D. 2532)................................................................1780(L.D. 2543)................................................................1769(L.D. 2547)................................................................1770(L.D. 2557)................................................................1797
Pursuant to Statute(L.D. 41)........................................................................48(L.D. 527)....................................................................108(L.D. 528)....................................................................108(L.D. 616)....................................................................118(L.D. 623)....................................................................128(L.D. 632)....................................................................128(L.D. 718)....................................................................128(L.D. 719)....................................................................128(L.D. 762)....................................................................145(L.D. 765)....................................................................139(L.D. 766)....................................................................139(L.D. 768)....................................................................140(L.D. 769)....................................................................140(L.D. 790)....................................................................140(L.D. 791)....................................................................139(L.D. 767)....................................................................140(L.D. 1067)..................................................................179(L.D. 1347)..................................................................204(L.D. 1683)..................................................................272(L.D. 1684)..................................................................272(L.D. 1821)..................................................................329(L.D. 1871)..................................................................349(L.D. 1872)..................................................................349(L.D. 2018)..................................................................380(L.D. 2031)..................................................................405(L.D. 2129)..................................................................474(L.D. 2168)..................................................................537(L.D. 2183)..................................................................563(L.D. 2188)..................................................................562(L.D. 2189)..................................................................562(L.D. 2252)................................................................1575(L.D. 2489)................................................................1737
R = RemarksRC = Roll Call H-2905
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STUDY REPORTS (Con't)Pursuant to Statute (Con't)
(L.D. 2528)...............................................................1770(L.D. 2544)................................................................1770(L.D. 2553)................................................................1770(L.D. 2554)................................................................1775(L.D. 2567)................................................................1786(L.D. 2587)................................................................1838(L.D. 2590)................................................................1855(L.D. 2595)................................................................1878(L.D. 2603)................................................................1878(L.D. 2615)................................................................1911(L.D. 2618)................................................................1934(L.D. 2628)................................................................1950(L.D. 2658)................................................................2073(L.D. 2659)................................................................2133
SULLIVAN, NANCY B. (Representative, Biddeford)Appointments........................................................2757 (2)Committee Appointments.............................................43Leaves of Absence.....................................................1879Legislative Documents
Sponsor................91 (2), 127, 250, 346, 377, 1729, 1786Remarks.......................352, 409, 444, 513, 665, 723, 830,
............................................889, 942, 964, 1003, 1007, 1243,
......................................1268, 1636, 1812, 2032, 2067, 2104,
...........................................2116, 2117, 2142, 2217 (2), 2218,
......................................2270, 2371, 2376, 2510, 2568, 2628,
............................................................2631, 2635, 2651, 2657
TESSIER, PAUL L. (Representative, Fairfield)Committee Appointments.......................................43, 45Leaves of Absence.......................................................236Legislative Documents
Sponsor...........80, 110, 124, 137, 148, 168, 175, 182(3), ..............................183 (2), 292, 293 (4), 427, 501, 1710, 1747
Remarks................480, 534, 549, 645, 872, 984, 1329 (2),................................................1475, 1563, 1596, 1637, 1681, ..............................2035, 2051, 2069, 2276, 2283, 2286, 2709
THOMPSON, RICHARD H. (Representative, Naples)Appointments..............................47, 1716 (2), 1717, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................236Legislative Documents
Sponsor..................71, 73, 77, 85 (2), 118, 125, 162 (2), .............................................163, 172, 181, 250, 271 (3), 452, ..............................1398, 1709, 1710 (3), 1720, 1730 (2), 1819
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.......................13, 93, 99, 236, 1756, 2100, 2167
Remarks...................38, 94, 97, 98, 99, 100 (2), 102, 256, ..........................................257, 484, 486, 576, 578, 597, 599, ..........................................612, 627, 639, 786, 787, 862, 881, ............................................903, 904, 953, 1051, 1054, 1095, ......................................1097, 1121, 1128, 1130, 1141, 1212, ......................................1213, 1229, 1238, 1244, 1248, 1249, ......................................1302, 1320, 1336, 1338, 1345, 1346, ......................................1357, 1403, 1414, 1438, 1506, 1536, ...........................................1560, 1612, 1860 (3), 1883, 1910, ......................................1937, 1941, 1960, 1965, 1968, 1974, ...........................................1985, 1988, 1989, 2205 (2), 2220, ......................................2243, 2252, 2255, 2256, 2277, 2278, ...........................................2283, 2286, 2291, 2294, 2300 (2), ..................................2301, 2315, 2333, 2388, 2414, 2415 (2),............................................2419, 2423 (2), 2425, 2433, 2463,.......................................... 2493, 2494, 2495 (2), 2506, 2541, ......................................2558, 2567, 2593, 2639, 2662, 2666, .......................................................2667, 2676, 2686 (4), 2736
Speaker Pro Tem...............512-519, 935-951, 1222-1224, .........................................1268-1274, 1370-1381, 1385-1389, .........................................1456-1466, 1580-1586, 1898-1904,
.........................................2156-2164, 2238-2243, 2364-2370,
..............................................................2481-2488, 2567-2579
TOBIN, DAVID L. (Representative, Windham)Appointments.........................................1716, 2756, 2757Committee Appointments.................................44 (2), 45Leaves of Absence.......................................................474Remarks............391, 437, 572, 808, 1000, 1139, 1210 (2),
................................................1504, 1581, 1741, 2179, 2320,
........................................2336, 2341, 2383, 2474, 2476, 2479
TOBIN, JAMES H., JR. (Representative, Dexter)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.............................................45Legislative Documents
Sponsor.................................................................52, 149Remarks..................323, 546, 665, 908, 1100, 1163, 1231,
.......................................... 1331 (2), 1419, 1502, 1813, 1825,
......................................1882, 1966, 2017, 2019, 2065, 2101,
..................................................2159, 2182, 2279, 2470, 2481
TOWNSEND, ELIZABETH (Representative, Portland)Appointments.............................................................1717Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor......................52, 88, 91, 107, 117 (2), 118, 124, ..........................................125, 157, 162, 211, 250, 356, 450, ........................................1711, 1726, 1733, 1746, 1747, 2654
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...........................................563, 702, 1692, 2687
Remarks...............111, 112 (2), 302, 303, 312 (2), 332 (2),...........................................432, 435, 475, 477, 643, 644, 706,..................................... 938, 956, 1009, 1011 (2), 1066, 1105,..................................... 1119, 1239, 1333, 1468, 1470, 1471, ......................................1472, 1473, 1474, 1576, 1584, 1585, ......................................1587, 1588, 1595, 1613, 1615, 1618, ......................................1630, 1634, 1635, 1638, 1668, 1673, ......................................1678, 1682, 1685, 1692, 1703, 1806, ......................................1849, 1867, 2063 (2), 2067 (2), 2068, ......................................2077, 2081, 2111, 2432, 2535, 2562, ......................................2602, 2610, 2613, 2616, 2622, 2632, ...................................2654 (2), 2684, 2685, 2687, 2740, 2752
Speaker Pro Tem...............................................2735-2736
TRACY, RICHARD H. C. (Representative, Rome)Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor......135, 136 (3), 139, 169, 183, 224, 1746, 1894Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.......................................................................606Remarks.......................142, 394, 422, 440, 473, 572, 575,
........................................607, 698, 807 (3), 814, 817 (2), 818,
.....................................819, 839, 840, 846 (2), 849, 917, 940,
........................................968, 1003, 1032, 1048, 1050, 1054,
...........................................1117 (3), 1119, 1125, 1128, 1149,
...........................................1160 (2), 1204, 1215, 1216, 1297,
...........................................1305, 1309, 1337, 1339, 1387 (3),
...........................................1443, 1566, 1604 (2), 1645, 1688,
...........................................1813 (3), 1873, 1920, 1922, 2122,
......................................2161, 2204, 2205, 2251, 2320, 2354,
......................................2358, 2443, 2445 (2), 2447 (3), 2470,
......................................2495 (2), 2534 (2), 2561, 2581, 2623,
.......................................................2630, 2652, 2719 (2), 2735
R = RemarksRC = Roll Call H-2906
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TRAHAN, A. DAVID (Representative, Waldoboro)Appointments.............................................................2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.................................................162, 163 (2), 450Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.............................................................584, 2260Remarks..................40, 159, 256, 265, 279, 281, 305, 420,
......................................... 424, 435, 446, 504, 631, 672, 728,
..........................................846, 848, 861, 862, 917, 937, 999,
...........................................1035, 1100, 1118 (2), 1170, 1176,
......................................1180, 1237, 1263, 1277, 1298, 1338,
...........................................1349, 1426 (2), 1447, 1473, 1486,
...........................................1516, 1534, 1578, 1581, 1583 (2),
......................................1625, 1628, 1687, 1898, 1901, 1919,
......................................1944, 1966, 2120 (2), 2124, 2152 (2),
...........................................2215 (2), 2261, 2290, 2294, 2356,
......................................2359, 2361, 2417, 2442, 2445, 2502,
......................................2521, 2570, 2578 (2), 2599 (3), 2600,
...........................................2617, 2638, 2652, 2665, 2687 (2),
.......................................................2696, 2715 (2), 2716, 2735Vote, Absent...............................................................2696
TREADWELL, RUSSELL P. (Representative, Carmel)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................428Legislative Documents
Sponsor.........................................................................53Remarks.......................332, 333, 382, 415, 589, 688, 689,
..........................................691, 866, 867, 872, 875, 877, 887,
.....................................920, 923, 926, 961 (2), 964, 991, 992,
........................................995, 1056, 1057, 1060, 1070, 1076,
......................................1077, 1091, 1102, 1104, 1113, 1115,
..........................................1119, 1146, 1183 (2), 1185 , 1186,
......................................1259, 1263, 1296, 1304, 1329, 1361,
......................................1370, 1374, 1377, 1379, 1389, 1393,
...........................................1395, 1422, 1456, 1481, 1522 (2),
...........................................1524, 1525, 1596, 1598, 1601 (2),
...........................................1602 (2), 1603, 1604, 1664, 1772,
......................................1824, 1825, 1842, 2028 (2), 2043 (2),
...........................................2054 (2), 2058, 2059, 2060, 2126,
......................................2132, 2210, 2224, 2225, 2236, 2237,
......................................2297, 2332, 2354, 2390, 2421, 2452,
...........................................2524, 2528, 2532, 2580, 2581 (2),
....................2582, 2583, 2594, 2629, 2630, 2707, 2737, 2739
TRIPP, VERDI L. (Representative, Topsham)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.......................................43, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor. 42, 108, 111, 126, 127, 183, 184, 203, 236, 365Remarks..................159, 240, 523, 533, 1021, 1218, 1443,
................................................. 2267, 2336, 2337, 2491, 2669
TRUE, HARRY G. (Representative, Fryeburg)Committee Appointments.......................................44, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor..............66, 84, 86, 118, 136, 138 (2), 328, 1769Remarks.............159, 266, 361, 390, 438, 525 (2), 526 (2),
.............................................547, 572, 575, 680 (3), 713, 714,
......................................728, 738, 787, 807, 887, 1051, 1111,
......................................1116 (2), 1125, 1162 (2), 1172, 1216,
......................................1257, 1279, 1297, 1311, 1314, 1382,
...........................................1395, 1414, 1453, 1455, 1461 (3),
......................................1465, 1509, 1511, 1520, 1678, 1779,
......................................1825, 1827, 1842, 1920, 1929, 1964,
..................................2007, 2065, 2076, 2139, 2178, 2203 (2),
................................................2264, 2266, 2293, 2307, 2310,
......................................2320, 2326, 2350, 2368, 2415, 2442,
..............................2443, 2446, 2489 (2), 2490 (2), 2541, 2643
Speaker Pro Tem...............................................2500-2514Vote, Absent...............................................................1827
TUTTLE, JOHN L., JR. (Representative, Sanford)Appointments.......................................................79, 1716Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor................126, 169, 172, 173, 174 (2), 175, 200, ........................202, 211, 213, 263, 295, 427, 474, 1729, 1769
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.....................................................227, 251, 2653
Remarks...................22, 140, 158 (2), 164, 216, 217, 229, ................................352, 359, 410 (2), 411, 418, 419, 446(2), ....................................467, 469, 476, 640, 646, 647, 648 (4), .............................................650, 671 (2), 673, 708, 737, 786, .....................................812, 878, 879, 882, 884, 905, 907 (3), .................................918 (2), 926, 936, 962, 966 (2), 976 (2), ...........................................979, 982, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004,..................................... 1017, 1021, 1484, 1557, 1561, 1564, ......................................1565, 1566, 1574, 1590, 1667, 1669, ................................1679, 1792, 1806, 1811, 1813, 1827 (2), ......................................1844 (2), 1849 (2), 1860 (2), 1889 (2),.......................................1925, 2035, 2055, 2069 (2), 2070 (2),......................................................2071, 2115, 2119, 2203 (2),......................................2212, 2265, 2275, 2305, 2307, 2324, .................................2325, 2349, 2363, 2416, 2561, 2657 (2), .......................................................2658, 2708, 2709, 2716 (3)
TWOMEY, JOANNE T. (Representative, Biddeford)Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.....................................................1253Legislative Documents
Sponsor...............................................66, 110, 182, 1728Orders and Joint Resolutions
Sponsor.....................................................................1252Remarks.......................129, 335, 352, 362, 418, 439, 469,
..........................................473, 503, 647, 734, 792, 812, 907,
..........................................927, 947, 1144, 1147, 1209, 1268,
......................................1336, 1394, 1507, 1535, 1598, 1687,
..................................1939, 2043, 2044, 2098, 2252, 2335 (2),
................................................2336, 2355, 2377, 2383, 2404,
......................................2436, 2444, 2467, 2515, 2520, 2551,
............................................................2565, 2642, 2657, 2725Vote, Absent...............................................................2355
USHER, RONALD E. (Representative, Westbrook)Appointments...................................................1716, 2756Committee Appointments.......................................43, 44Legislative Documents
Sponsor.....................71, 73, 76, 215, 225, 227, 235, 617Remarks.....................141, 240, 456, 639, 917, 928, 1027,
...........................................1049, 1217, 1455, 1518, 1579 (2),
....................1678, 1779, 1813, 1856, 2313, 2314, 2491, 2562
VETO MESSAGES(L.D. 136) 'An Act Relating to Employment Contracts'(H.C. 431).....................................................2603 (RC 2603)(L.D. 225) 'An Act to Amend the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 as it Relates to Compensation for Amputation of a Body Part'(H.C. 251).....................................................1666 (RC 1667)(L.D. 357) 'An Act Raising the Minimum Wage' (H.C. 457)..............................2706 (R 2606-2607) (RC 2707)(L.D. 399) 'An Act to Assist Students with Disabilities in the Transition from School to Employment or Postsecondary Education'(H.C. 248)....................1664, 1679 (R 1679-1681) (RC 1681)
VETO MESSAGES (Con't)(LD 455) 'An Act to Repeal the Law Requiring Retailers to Post Motor Vehicle Fuel Prices'(H.C. 109).............................................472 (R 473) (RC 473)
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(L.D. 548) 'An Act to Appropriate Funds for Conservation at the Local Level'(H.C. 245)....................1662, 1671 (R 1671-1672) (RC 1672)(L.D. 880) 'An Act to Extend the Jurisdiction of the Maine Labor Relations Board to employees of Public Higher education Institutions Who Have Been Employed for Less than 6 Months' (H.C. 201) .............................1075 (R 1076-1077) (RC 1077)(L.D. 932) 'An Act to Establish the Position of School Nurse Consultant' (H.C. 246)...................1663, 1672 (R 1672-1677) (RC 1677)(L.D. 959) 'An Act to Clarify the Standard for Cause in the Request for Proposal Process for the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services' (H.C. 244)....................1662, 1670 (R 1670-1671) (RC 1671)(L.D. 973) 'An Act to Amend the Illegal Transportation of Liquor Law'(H.C. 243).......................................1661 (R 1661) (RC 1661)(L.D. 1046) 'An Act to Prohibit the Employment of Professional Strikebreakers'(H.C. 217).......................................1480 (R 1481) (RC 1481)(L.D. 1228) 'An Act to Increase Payments to Foster Parents'(H.C. 249)....................1665, 1681 (R 1681-1682) (RC 1682)(L.D. 1292) 'An Act to Enhance Tourism Promotion and Provide Additional State Revenue'(H.C. 250)....................1666, 1683 (R 1683-1684) (RC 1684)(L.D. 1552) 'An Act to Ensure Adequate Nutrition Services for Maine's Elderly(S.C. 345)..............................1684 (R 1685-1692) (RC 1692)(L.D. 1743) 'An Act to Preserve Live Harness Racing in the State' (H.C. 458)...................2708 (R 2708-2710) (RC 2710)(L.D. 1897) 'An Act to Increase the Maximum Benefit Levels Provided for Injured Workers' (H.C. 247).......................................1663 (R 1664) (RC 1664)(L.D. 2540) 'An Act Concerning Fingerprinting and Background Checks for School Employees'(S.C. 657)..............................2663 (R 2664-2665) (RC 2665)(L.D. 2682) 'An Act to Provide Equal Treatment for State Employees under Certain Federal Employment Laws'(H.C. 459).......................................2710 (R 2711) (RC 2711)
VIELS, DEPUTY CHIEF DAVID......................................1204
VOLENIK, PAUL (Representative, Brooklin)Appointments...................................................1717, 2757Committee Appointments.......................................43, 44Leaves of Absence...........................................1757, 2733Legislative Documents
Sponsor................150 (3), 169, 213, 236, 345, 348, 366, ..................................................................377, 427, 540, 1731
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor...............................................................95, 2483
Remarks.........................96, 277, 359, 421, 481, 502, 503, ...........................................504,543, 569, 609, 676, 719, 789, ............................................850, 977, 987, 1079, 1082, 1178, ..................................1181, 1182, 1267, 1279, 1353, 1396 (2),................................................1488, 1540, 1564, 1865, 1904, ......................................1935, 1945, 2021, 2104, 2130, 2144, ......................................2151, 2187, 2267, 2271, 2399, 2483, ............................................................2485, 2509, 2539, 2554
WALSH, SHAWN......................................................825, 2566
WATERHOUSE, G. PAUL (Representative, Bridgton)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.............................................44Legislative Documents
Sponsor..81 (2), 85, 86, 88, 117, 123, 203, 224, 226, 427Remarks.......................5, 39, 112 (4), 142, 229, 303, 304,
.....................................416, 469, 487, 545, 547, 576, 577 (2),
..........................................674, 676, 689, 690, 727, 730, 735,
...................................760, 765 (2), 785, 788, 818 (2), 879 (2),
.............................................911, 919, 926, 933, 954 (2), 979,
...................................998 (2), 1037 (2), 1038, 1049, 1093 (2),
............................................1095, 1098, 1131, 1148, 1155 (2),
.......................................... 1156, 1166, 1176, 1179, 1228 (2),
..................................1231, 1239, 1241, 1243, 1247, 1300 (2),
................................................1303, 1307 (2), 1328 (2), 1345,
...........................................1364 (2), 1370, 1372, 1373, 1406,
......................................1407, 1411, 1413, 1446, 1461, 1463,
.................................1470 (2), 1471, 1488, 1495 (2), 1510 (2),
............................................1511 (3), 1531, 1561, 1563, 1613,
................................. 1616, 1624, 1634, 1636, 1637, 1773 (2),
................................................1774 (4), 1806 (2), 1818, 1859,
......................................1860, 1884, 1902, 1913 (2), 1925 (2),
...........................................1926, 1928, 1959, 1962, 1972 (2),
..........................................1989, 2010 (2), 2027 (2), 2037 (2),
.................................2038, 2041 (2), 2044 (2), 2123, 2143 (2),
............................................2178, 2183, 2209 (2), 2221, 2245,
.......................................... 2248, 2277 (2), 2288, 2290, 2293,
..................................2325, 2418, 2434, 2435, 2436, 2479 (2),
....................................................2480 (2), 2481 (2), 2493 (2),
......................................2496, 2551, 2613, 2615, 2626, 2666,
..................................2667, 2668, 2675, 2699, 2711, 2716 (2),
............................................2717 (2), 2724 (2), 2730 (2), 2732Vote, Absent.................................................................785
WATHEN, DANIEL E., CHIEF JUSTICEState of the Judiciary
(2/11/99)..............................................................184-188(2/15/00)..........................................................1793-1796
WATSON, ELIZABETH (Representative, Farmingdale)Appointments......................404, 1716 (2), 1717 (2), 2757Committee Appointments.................................43, 44, 45Legislative Documents
Sponsor................82, 109, 139, 169, 200, 201, 224, 234,................................................................... 295, 427, 561, 562
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.......................................................................272
Remarks.....................363, 1099, 1276, 1348, 1351, 1509, ....................1680, 1739, 1990, 2109, 2251, 2413, 2424, 2563
Speaker Pro Tem...............................................1163-1169Vote, Absent...............................................................1990
WESTON, CAROL (Representative, Montville)Appointments...................................................1716, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................367Legislative Documents
Sponsor...................................124, 248, 378, 1710, 1726Remarks.......................484, 489, 1244, 2066, 2425, 2428,
......................................................................2511, 2628, 2646
WHEELER, EDGAR (Representative, Bridgewater)Appointments...................................................1716, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................45Legislative Documents
Sponsor........65, 90 (2), 111, 137, 147, 200, 291 (2), 366Remarks.........................462, 679, 808, 1519, 1808, 1826,
..................................................1849, 2049, 2161, 2162, 2525
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WHEELER, GARY J. (Representative, Eliot)Appointments...................................................1716, 2756Committee Appointments.............................................45Leaves of Absence.....................................................1045Legislative Documents
Sponsor....................72 (2), 73, 76, 77 (2), 90, 107, 157, ................................................170, 251, 501, 616, 1712, 1786
Orders and Joint ResolutionsSponsor.............................................................381, 1340
Remarks.......................217, 218, 381, 390, 462, 563, 593, .............................................601, 603, 682 (2), 804, 806, 852, .......................................909,910, 935, 940, 941, 1015, 1016, ...........................................1048, 1051, 1078, 1196 (2), 1273, ......................................1341, 1342 (2), 1383, 1453, 1469 (2), ......................................1515, 1519, 1521, 1579, 1581, 1668, ......................................1669, 1686, 1691, 1808, 1826, 1836, ......................................1871, 1874 (2), 2027, 2115 (2), 2123, ..................................................2138, 2139, 2229, 2230, 2286
WILLIAMS, DANIEL B. (Representative, Orono)Appointments.............................................................1716Committee Appointments.............................................44Leaves of Absence.......................................................215Legislative Documents
Sponsor...................................................................68, 89Remarks...................389, 467, 590, 705, 823, 1076, 1158,
......................................1234, 1314, 1331, 1616, 1686, 1962,
..................................................1983, 2249, 2262, 2561, 2565
WINSOR, TOM J. (Representative, Norway)Committee Appointments.............................................43Legislative Documents
Sponsor. 53 (2), 90, 118, 157, 181, 183, 235, 1728, 1791Remarks.......................388, 392, 479, 481, 619, 644, 660,
............................................680, 876 (2), 924, 1585 (2), 1624,
......................................1627, 1638, 1867, 1869, 2066, 2281,
..................................................2285, 2286, 2287, 2435, 2436
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