Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0787
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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon
Sara Gideon, Speaker of the House
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Robert B. Hunt
Robert B. Hunt
Robert B. Hunt, Clerk
, Clerk
, Clerk
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22nd Legislative Day 
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 
Calling of the House to Order by the Speaker. 
Prayer by Pastor Adam Lee, Bible Believing Baptist Church, Gray. 
National Anthem by Bath Middle School Band. 
Pledge of Allegiance. 
Doctor of the day, Julie Grosvenor, M.D., East Waterboro. 
Reading of the Journal of Thursday, March 16, 2017. 
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HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Tuesday, March 21, 2017
ORDERS 
(4-1)  On motion of Representative McCREIGHT of Harpswell, the following Joint 
Resolution:  (H.P. 787) (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, Speaker 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, HAWKE of 
Boothbay Harbor, 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, 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, SANBORN of Portland, SANDERSON of Chelsea, 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, Senators: BELLOWS of Kennebec, BRAKEY of Androscoggin, BREEN of 
Cumberland, CARPENTER of Aroostook, CARSON of Cumberland, CHENETTE of York,  
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Tuesday, March 21, 2017
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 TO RECOGNIZE MARCH 2017 AS SOCIAL WORK MONTH 
WHEREAS, social workers have paved the way for change by enhancing the well-being 
of all people, especially the most vulnerable in society; and 
WHEREAS, social workers have helped lead America's struggle for social justice and 
continue to advocate for positive social change and, more than the members of any other 
profession, social workers recognize that more must be done to address the persistent social 
problems that plague the State; and 
WHEREAS, social workers support diverse families in every community and understand 
that individuals and communities together can bring about change; and 
WHEREAS, social workers advocate for the rights of the disadvantaged; and 
WHEREAS, social workers advocate for children's rights to a safe environment and a 
good education; and 
WHEREAS, social workers work to ensure good care is provided to older adults; and 
WHEREAS, social workers help provide community support for veterans and their 
families after their service; and 
WHEREAS, social workers strive to improve access to mental health treatment and 
health care services in order to save lives; and 
WHEREAS, social workers effect change and put the ideals of citizenship into action 
every day through legislative, regulatory and social policy efforts; 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 March 2017 as Social Work Month; and be it further 
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary 
of State, be transmitted to the Maine chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. 
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