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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH MAINE LEGISLATURE 
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7th Legislative Day 
Thursday, January 19, 2017 
Calling of the House to Order by the Speaker. 
Prayer by Pastor Michael Lynn, West Hampden Baptist Church, Hampden. 
National Anthem by Tina Charest, Augusta. 
Pledge of Allegiance. 
Doctor of the day, Marshall Chamberlin, M.D., Sanford. 
Reading of the Journal of Tuesday, January 17, 2017. 
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HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Thursday, January 19, 2017
ORDERS 
(4-1)  On motion of Representative TALBOT ROSS of Portland, the following Joint 
Resolution:  (H.P. 124) (Cosponsored by 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, GIDEON of Freeport, 
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, 
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, SUTTON of Warren, SYLVESTER 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,  
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Thursday, January 19, 2017
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, Senators: BELLOWS of Kennebec, BRAKEY of 
Androscoggin, BREEN of Cumberland, 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) 
JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY 
WHEREAS, January 16, 2017 marks the national and state holiday in honor of Dr. 
Martin Luther King, Jr., commemorating his birth on January 15, 1929; and 
WHEREAS, Martin Luther King, Jr., advocated the furtherance of civil rights for 
black Americans through nonviolence; and 
WHEREAS, this man of powerful voice and spirit showed this country a dream of "an 
oasis of freedom and justice"; and 
WHEREAS, for his tireless work to ensure equality and justice, Dr. King was 
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, a high and honorable distinction, in 1964; and 
WHEREAS, his eloquence, his perseverance and his faith moved mountains and 
brought about sweeping changes by appealing to the better instincts and consciences of his 
fellow human beings; and 
WHEREAS, the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., which ended so tragically on April 4, 
1968, is a shining example to Americans and citizens of the world at large of 
uncompromising dedication to the highest ideals; 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 acknowledge the extraordinary life and works of this 
teacher, reformer and humanitarian, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and pause in our 
deliberations to recognize and commemorate the occasion of his birth. 
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