Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0594
Sponsors: BELLOWS, BRAKEY, BREEN, CARPENTER, CARSON, CHENETTE, CHIPMAN, COLLINS, CYRWAY, DAVIS, DESCHAMBAULT, DIAMOND, DILL, DION, DOW, GRATWICK, HAMPER, HILL, JACKSON, KATZ, KEIM, LANGLEY, LIBBY, 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, BROOKS, BRYANT, CAMPBELL, CARDONE, CEBRA, CHACE, CHAPMAN, COLLINGS, COOPER, COREY, DANA, DAUGHTRY, DENNO, DEVIN, DILLINGHAM, DOORE, DUCHESNE, DUNPHY, ESPLING, FARNSWORTH, FARRIN, FAY, FECTEAU, FOLEY, FREDETTE, FREY, FULLER, GATTINE, GERRISH, GIDEON

One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Legislature 
Advance Journal and Calendar 
60th Legislative Day 
In Senate Chamber, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. 
Senate called to Order by President Michael D. Thibodeau of Waldo County. 
Prayer by Reverend Kristin White, Green Street United Methodist Church of Augusta. 
Pledge of Allegiance led by Senator Lisa M.  Keim of Oxford County. 
Reading of the Journal of Tuesday, June 20, 2017. 
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Michael D. Thibodeau 
Senate President 
http://legislature.maine.gov/senate
Heather J.R. Priest 
Secretary of the Senate 
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 
(4-7)  On motion by Senator CUSHING of Penobscot (Cosponsored by 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, 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, 
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), the following Joint Resolution: 
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 
S.P. 594 
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 
TWO THOUSAND AND SEVENTEEN 
JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING RICHARD ROSEN'S 
SERVICE TO THE STATE OF MAINE 
WHEREAS, the Honorable Richard Rosen, of Bucksport, graduated from the University of 
Maine with a degree in finance and, from 1982 to 2013, operated his family's store in Bucksport, 
Rosen's Department Store; and 
WHEREAS, Mr. Rosen has served as a board member of the Retail Association of Maine, as 
President of Northeast Historic Film, as a trustee of Acadia Hospital in Bangor and as a board 
member for Bucksport Regional Health Center; and 
WHEREAS, Mr. Rosen served in the Maine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2004 
and in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2012, for a total of 7 terms, and served as the Senate chair 
of the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs for 2 years beginning 
in 2011; and 
WHEREAS, Mr. Rosen was presented with the 2011 Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine 
Outstanding Legislative Advocate of the Year Award, received the Sunshine Award from 
Maine's Freedom of Information Coalition, was named a Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center 
Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow and received the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce 
Catherine Lebowitz Award for Public Service; and 
WHEREAS, Mr. Rosen served as Director of the Governor's Office of Policy and 
Management from December 2012 to February 2014; and 
WHEREAS, Mr. Rosen served as Deputy Commissioner of Finance for the Maine 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services from February 2014 to June 2015 and as 
Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services from June 2015 to June 2017; and 
WHEREAS, as commissioner, Mr. Rosen oversaw more than 1,200 employees serving all 
branches and agencies of State Government and was responsible for budgeting and financial 
management, human resources and other administrative services; 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 occasion to recognize the dedicated service 
of Richard Rosen to the State of Maine. 
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