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56th Legislative Day 
Thursday, June 15, 2017 
Calling of the House to Order by the Speaker. 
Prayer by Reverend Annette Mott, First Congregational Church of Gray. 
Pledge of Allegiance. 
Doctor of the day, Mary Becker, M.D., Yarmouth. 
Reading of the Journal of yesterday. 
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HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Thursday, June 15, 2017
ORDERS 
(4-1)  On motion of Representative BLUME of York, the following Joint Resolution:  (H.P. 
1130) (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, 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, 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, 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, 
SUTTON of Warren, 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, 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) 
HOUSE ADVANCE JOURNAL AND CALENDAR - Thursday, June 15, 2017
JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF NEIL ROLDE 
WHEREAS, the Honorable Neil Rolde, of York, who died on May 15, 2017, was a 
longtime public servant, a distinguished historian and author and a dedicated member of the 
Maine House of Representatives; and 
WHEREAS, Neil Rolde was raised in Brookline, Massachusetts and moved to Maine as a 
young man in the early 1960s; and 
WHEREAS, Neil Rolde began his political career as press secretary and special assistant 
to Governor Kenneth Curtis; and 
WHEREAS, Neil Rolde served as State Representative from York during the 106th, 
107th and 109th to 114th Legislatures and was also House Majority Leader from 1975 to 1977; 
and 
WHEREAS, Neil Rolde left politics in 1990 but remained active in public service 
through various organizations, including Maine Public, the Maine Historic Preservation 
Commission, the Maine Arts Commission and the University of New England board of trustees; 
and 
WHEREAS, Neil Rolde was active on the board of the Seacoast Shipyard Association, 
which twice fought successfully to keep the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard open; and 
WHEREAS, Neil Rolde wrote more than a dozen books, primarily about the history of 
Maine, including a history of Maine's Native American population and a retelling of the events 
leading to the establishment of Baxter State Park; and 
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Members of the Senate and the Members of the House 
of Representatives and the citizens they represent to formally recognize the accomplishments of 
Neil Rolde and to express the high esteem and affection we have for this outstanding longtime 
resident of York, Maine; 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 honor the Honorable Neil Rolde and to recognize his accomplishments and his 
distinguished service to the people of the State of Maine over many years; and be it further 
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary 
of State, be presented to the family of Neil Rolde as a tangible token of our high esteem. 
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