Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0349
Sponsors: LIBBY, BROOKS, FULLER, GOLDEN, HANDY, BREEN, GIDEON, BELLOWS, BRAKEY, CARPENTER, CARSON, CHENETTE, CHIPMAN, COLLINS, CUSHING, CYRWAY, DAVIS, DESCHAMBAULT, DIAMOND, DILL, DION, DOW, GRATWICK, HAMPER, HILL, JACKSON, KATZ, KEIM, LANGLEY, MAKER, MASON, MILLETT, MIRAMANT, ROSEN, SAVIELLO, THIBODEAU, VITELLI, VOLK, WHITTEMORE, WOODSOME, ACKLEY, ALLEY, AUSTIN, BABBIDGE, BAILEY, BATES, BATTLE, BEAR, BEEBE-CENTER, BERRY, BICKFORD, BLACK, BLUME, BRADSTREET, BRYANT, CAMPBELL, CARDONE

One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Legislature 
Advance Journal and Calendar 
21st Legislative Day 
In Senate Chamber, Thursday, March 16, 2017. 
Senate called to Order by President Michael D. Thibodeau of Waldo County. 
Prayer by Reverend Sara Gavit, Saint Anne's Episcopal Church in Calais. 
Pledge of Allegiance led by Senator Brownie Carson of Cumberland County. 
Reading of the Journal of Tuesday, March 14, 2017. 
Doctor of the day, Kiran Mangalam, D.O. of Brunswick. 
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Michael D. Thibodeau 
Senate President 
http://legislature.maine.gov/senate
Heather J.R. Priest 
Secretary of the Senate 
Thursday, March 16, 2017 
(4-6)  Hunter Knowlton, of Lewiston, a member of Royal Rangers Outpost No. 16, who has 
received the Gold Medal of Achievement, the highest award in the Royal Rangers.  We extend 
our congratulations to him on this achievement; 
SLS 126 
Sponsored by Senator MASON of Androscoggin. 
Cosponsored by Senator: LIBBY of Androscoggin, Representatives: BROOKS of Lewiston, 
FULLER of Lewiston, GOLDEN of Lewiston, HANDY of Lewiston. 
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Joint Resolution 
(4-7)  On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland (Cosponsored by Speaker GIDEON of 
Freeport and Senators: BELLOWS of Kennebec, BRAKEY of Androscoggin, CARPENTER of 
Aroostook, CARSON of Cumberland, CHENETTE of York, CHIPMAN of Cumberland, 
COLLINS of York, CUSHING of Penobscot, CYRWAY of Kennebec, DAVIS of Piscataquis, 
DESCHAMBAULT of York, DIAMOND of Cumberland, DILL of Penobscot, DION of 
Cumberland, DOW of Lincoln, GRATWICK of Penobscot, HAMPER of Oxford, HILL of York, 
JACKSON of Aroostook, KATZ of Kennebec, KEIM of Oxford, LANGLEY of Hancock, 
LIBBY of Androscoggin, MAKER of Washington, MASON of Androscoggin, MILLETT of 
Cumberland, MIRAMANT of Knox, ROSEN of Hancock, SAVIELLO of Franklin, President 
THIBODEAU of Waldo, VITELLI of Sagadahoc, VOLK of Cumberland, WHITTEMORE of 
Somerset, WOODSOME of York, Representatives: ACKLEY of Monmouth, ALLEY of Beals, 
AUSTIN of Skowhegan, AUSTIN of Gray, BABBIDGE of Kennebunk, BAILEY of Saco, 
BATES of Westbrook, BATTLE of South Portland, BEAR of the Houlton Band of Maliseet 
Indians, BEEBE-CENTER of Rockland, BERRY of Bowdoinham, BICKFORD of Auburn, 
BLACK of Wilton, BLUME of York, BRADSTREET of Vassalboro, BROOKS of Lewiston, 
BRYANT of Windham, CAMPBELL of Orrington, CARDONE of Bangor, CASÁS of 
Rockport, CEBRA of Naples, CHACE of Durham, CHAPMAN of Brooksville, COLLINGS of 
Portland, COOPER of Yarmouth, COREY of Windham, CRAIG of Brewer, DANA of the 
Passamaquoddy Tribe, DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, DeCHANT of Bath, DENNO of 
Cumberland, DEVIN of Newcastle, DILLINGHAM of Oxford, DOORE of Augusta, 
DUCHESNE of Hudson, DUNPHY of Old Town, ESPLING of New Gloucester, 
FARNSWORTH of Portland, FARRIN of Norridgewock, FAY of Raymond, FECTEAU of 
Biddeford, FOLEY of Wells, FREDETTE of Newport, FREY of Bangor, FULLER of Lewiston, 
GATTINE of Westbrook, GERRISH of Lebanon, GILLWAY of Searsport, GINZLER of 
Bridgton, GOLDEN of Lewiston, GRANT of Gardiner, GRIGNON of Athens, GROHMAN of 
Biddeford, GUERIN of Glenburn, HAGGAN of Hampden, HAMANN of South Portland, 
HANDY of Lewiston, HANINGTON of Lincoln, HANLEY of Pittston, HARLOW of Portland, 
HARRINGTON of Sanford, HARVELL of Farmington, HEAD of Bethel, HERBIG of Belfast, 
HERRICK of Paris, HICKMAN of Winthrop, HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft, HILLIARD of 
Belgrade, HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach, HUBBELL of Bar Harbor, HYMANSON of York, 
JOHANSEN of Monticello, JORGENSEN of Portland, KINNEY of Limington, KINNEY of 
Knox, KORNFIELD of Bangor, KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, LAWRENCE of South Berwick, 
LOCKMAN of Amherst, LONGSTAFF of Waterville, LUCHINI of Ellsworth, LYFORD of 
Eddington, MADIGAN of Waterville, MADIGAN of Rumford, MALABY of Hancock, 
MAREAN of Hollis, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, MARTIN of Sinclair, MASON of Lisbon, 
MASTRACCIO of Sanford, McCREA of Fort Fairfield, McCREIGHT of Harpswell, 
Thursday, March 16, 2017 
McELWEE of Caribou, McLEAN of Gorham, MELARAGNO of Auburn, MONAGHAN of 
Cape Elizabeth, MOONEN of Portland, NADEAU of Winslow, O'CONNOR of Berwick, 
O'NEIL of Saco, ORDWAY of Standish, PARKER of South Berwick, PARRY of Arundel, 
PERKINS of Oakland, PERRY of Calais, PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield, PICKETT of Dixfield, 
PIERCE of Dresden, PIERCE of Falmouth, POULIOT of Augusta, PRESCOTT of Waterboro, 
RECKITT of South Portland, REED of Carmel, RILEY of Jay, RYKERSON of Kittery, 
SAMPSON of Alfred, SANBORN of Portland, SCHNECK of Bangor, SEAVEY of 
Kennebunkport, SHEATS of Auburn, SHERMAN of Hodgdon, SIMMONS of Waldoboro, 
SIROCKI of Scarborough, SKOLFIELD of Weld, SPEAR of South Thomaston, STANLEY of 
Medway, STEARNS of Guilford, STETKIS of Canaan, STEWART of Presque Isle, STROM of 
Pittsfield, SYLVESTER of Portland, TALBOT ROSS of Portland, TEPLER of Topsham, 
TERRY of Gorham, THERIAULT of China, TIMBERLAKE of Turner, TIPPING of Orono, 
TUCKER of Brunswick, TUELL of East Machias, TURNER of Burlington, VACHON of 
Scarborough, WADSWORTH of Hiram, WALLACE of Dexter, WARD of Dedham, WARREN 
of Hallowell, WHITE of Washburn, WINSOR of Norway, WOOD of Greene, ZEIGLER of 
Montville), the following Joint Resolution: 
S.P. 349 
JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 8, 2017 AS 
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 
WHEREAS, International Women's Day has been celebrated since 1911; and 
WHEREAS, Maine women have contributed greatly to the State's, the country's and the 
world's history, including Frances Perkins, the first woman appointed to the United States 
Cabinet; Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to serve in both the United States House of 
Representatives and the United States Senate; Olympia Snowe, the first woman to serve in both 
chambers at both the state and federal levels; Edna St. Vincent Millay, a Pulitzer Prize-winning 
poet; Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby, the first registered Maine guide; Samantha Smith, an 
international peace advocate; Gail Laughlin, the first woman in Maine to practice law; Dorothea 
Dix, a nurse and advocate for the mentally ill; Frannie Peabody, an HIV/AIDS activist; Judith 
Isaacson, a Holocaust survivor and educator; Mary Low, one of the first American women to 
receive a Bachelor of Arts degree; Elizabeth Russell, a ground-breaking geneticist; Mabel 
Wadsworth, a birth control activist and women's health educator; and Florence Whitehouse, a 
suffragist, activist and novelist; and 
WHEREAS, a record 24.8% of the 7,383 seats in the 99 state legislative chambers in the 
United States are currently held by women, including 34.41% of the seats in the Maine 
Legislature; and 
WHEREAS, Maine is one of only 6 states with a woman serving as Speaker of the House; 
now, therefore, be it 
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Legislature 
now assembled in the First Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this 
opportunity to recognize the contributions of Maine women throughout our history and recognize 
the ongoing march toward gender equality, both in Maine and around the world, and we 
designate March 8, 2017 as International Women's Day. 
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