Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0947

ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon, Speaker of the House
, Speaker of the House
, Speaker of the House
, Speaker of the House 
Robert B. Hunt
Robert B. Hunt
Robert B. Hunt
Robert B. Hunt, Clerk
, Clerk
, Clerk
, Clerk 
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28th Legislative Day 
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 
Calling of the House to Order by the Speaker. 
Prayer by Pastor Steve Smith, Orono United Methodist Church and Alton United 
Methodist Church. 
National Anthem by Steve Smith, Orono. 
Pledge of Allegiance. 
Reading of the Journal of Thursday, April 6, 2017. 
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HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Tuesday, April 11, 2017
ORDERS 
(4-1)  On motion of Representative POULIOT of Augusta, the following Joint 
Resolution:  (H.P. 947) 
JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAINE'S REALTORS 
WHEREAS, the Maine Association of REALTORS® has nearly 4,500 members actively 
involved in the business of real estate and it has approximately 450 affiliate members, including 
lenders, appraisers, title companies, building inspectors, surveyors and insurance providers; and 
WHEREAS, the not-for-profit association provides each member with an equal voice and 
representation in the real estate profession, serving members in all 16 Maine counties and in their 
communities; and 
WHEREAS, the benefit that the Maine Association of REALTORS® provides to Maine's 
economy includes not only the money spent and reinvested in the sale price of a property, but all 
those services and expenditures that occur in relation to a property transaction, both for a buyer 
and a seller; and 
WHEREAS, according to national statistics, it is estimated that one job is generated for 
every 2 home sales and that each home sale contributes about $60,000 to the economy; and 
WHEREAS, the real estate market in Maine is recovering, as evidenced by the number of 
home sales increasing by more than 12% to 20,296 homes sold in 2016 with a value of 
$4,760,000,000; and 
WHEREAS, home ownership has been enhanced by the work in Maine of the public and 
private sectors to provide housing opportunities; and 
WHEREAS, expanding home ownership will strengthen our State and its families and 
communities, enhance our economy and create jobs; now, therefore, be it 
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Legislature 
now assembled in the First Regular Session, take this opportunity to recognize the Maine 
Association of REALTORS® and its members for their positive contributions to and the 
significant role they play in the lives of Maine citizens and their communities and that their 
service and dedication to this State are a tribute to those values and principles that we all hold 
dear; and be it further 
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary 
of State, be transmitted to the Maine Association of REALTORS® and its 11 local association 
boards. 
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HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Tuesday, April 11, 2017
(4-2)  On motion of Representative SANDERSON of Chelsea, the following Joint Order:  
(H.P. 946) 
ORDERED, the Senate concurring, that the Joint Standing Committee on Health and 
Human Services shall report out, to the House, a bill regarding the reporting of limited 
information to the prescription monitoring program concerning methadone. 
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