LEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE, June 24, 2015 After Midnight ‘ORDERS: (On motion of Representative MCCABE of Skowhegan, the following Joint Order. (H.P. 981) Ordered, the Senate concurring, that in accordance with emergency authority granted under the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Tile 3, Section 2, the First Regular Session of the 127th Legislature shall be extended for five legislative days, READ The SPEAKER: The Chair recognizes the Representative from Skowhegan, Representative McCabe. Representative MeCABE: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Men and Women of House. we've done some good work, some bipartisan work in the last few days. There are some remaining items stil with the other body so extending these days is, appropriate so that we make sure that we can act on thal work beyond July, I mean beyond June 30th. And, at this time, | hope that when we take this vote, folks wil support this and will be prepared so that when we do come back July 16th, we can take Up any remaining items as well as when we come back on the 30th. So, thank you very much. ‘The SPEAKER: The Chair recognizes the Representative ‘from Newport, Representative Fredette. Representatwe FREDETTE: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Ladies and Gentlemen of the House. our conversations: have sort of focused around trying to sort of finish up tonight before 11:59 pm., so that we could leave one legislative day 10 focus on the 30th to come back and vote on the budget. And to the extent that now its 12:10 p.m., 1, quite frankly. would like to hhave an opportunity to speak to my caucus in regards to at least ‘my understanding is, under the Constitution, we are allowed to extend two times, five legislative days, to complete the work of the Legislature, This would be the second time to do that. We have agreed to extend one time, Tonight isthe expiration of that Because we are at 12:10 pum. the first five days, and to the extent that we are asking to extend that a second five days, | would lke the opportunity to speak to my caucus to make sure that they are in agreement with that before we vote on this motion, because | don't want to make that decision on my own, And, so | would ask that this motion be Tabled until later in today's session. Thank you The same Representative moved that the Joint Order be TABLED until later in today's session pending PASSAGE, The SPEAKER: The House will be in order. The Representative from Newport, Representative Fredette, has moved that this item be Tabled. The Tabling motion is out of ‘order because the Representative made an argument prior to presenting the Tabling motion. Subsequently, the Chair RULED that the motion was OUT OF ORDER The SPEAKER: The Chair recognizes the Representative from Skowhegan, Representative McCabe. Representative McCABE: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Men and Women of the House, | spent some time in the Clerk's Office reviewing some of the bils that we are sort ofthat remain out there. There are a number of bills, as | mentioned before, thal sit fon the table in the other body. There is also a number of bills that have yet to become law or be signed or move forward without the Chief Executive's signature, and | just sort of continue to think of the number of bils, a lot of them good bipartisan bill, things that we debated on both sides of the aisle, things like the Lyme disease bill, some things around broadband. | believe in the possession of this body is stil a gaming bill that seemed important to folks on both sides of the aisle. So | just want to ‘make sure that when we go forward tonight, we think about all the things that we have stil pending and that we take the ‘appropriate action so thal we can deal with those in an appropriate manner. The SPEAKER: The Chair recognizes the Representative {rom Newport, Representative Fredette Representative FREDETTE: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and | ‘agree with the good Representative from Skowhegan, If we could recess for 10 minutes, just to allow our caucus to caucus this particular issue, then | think that we would probably have ‘some sor of resolution to this ‘On motion of Representative GIDEON of Freeport, TABLED. until later in today’s session pending PASSAGE ‘The Chair laid before the House the following item wich was ‘TABLED earlier in today’s session Ordered, the Senate concurring, that in accordance with emergency authorily granted under the Maine Revised Statutes Annotated, Tile 3, Section 2, the First Regular Session of the 127th Legislature shall be extended for five legislative days. (HP. 991) Which was TABLED by Representative GIDEON of Freeport pending PASSAGE. ‘The SPEAKER: The Chair recognizes the Representative from Newport, Representative Fredette Representative FREDETTE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker and Ladies and Gentlemen of the House, my Understanding is, according to the Maine Constitution, this ‘chamber is permitied to extend five legislative days, two separate times, under the Maine Constitution. We have already done that ‘once. So, therefore, in terms of my read of the Maine Constitution, we are now at, under this Supplement No. 22, the ‘opportunity for this body to vote on the extension of five ‘additional days, under the Maine Constitution, to complete our Work. | think twas our hope and our anticipation in the extension of the fist five additional days that we would be able to complete ‘our work, including the work that we would anticipate on June 30th in regards to the budget. Obviously, recognizing the hour, at 42:45 pm. on the fifth day of the first extension of the five ‘additional days, under the frst vote of extending the legislative ‘session five additional days, we've expended those days. | have requested and graciously thank the body for the opportunity to speak to my caucus in regards to the question before the body today on Supplement No. 22, in regards to the question of extending the second and final five days as permitted under the Maine Constitution, to complete the work of this session of the Legislature. Our caucus is focused on the work that we need to do in terms of completing the work on our budget and other items that may or may not be related to vetoes related to the Chief Executive and anticipation on maybe coming back on a second day beyond June 30th which may or may not be July 16th, which is also a day which is in confit with a tour which | understand that is currently scheduled by a farming organization that would include members of this body. And so that would be a conflict. So, Mr. Speaker, | believe | speak on behalf of my caucus in terms of the fact that we are in support of extending the second land final five legislative days as permitted under the Maine Constitution, but, quite frankly, are frustrated by the slow pace of the work between the bodies, and believe that we should be abie to complete that work in an expeditious way so that it doesn't take five additional days to complete that work. We wouldLEGISLATIVE RECORD - HOUSE, June 24, 2015 anticipate, my anticipation is that we would be able to anticipate that we would be able to come back on the 30th of June, ‘complete some work on that day and come back on a second ‘day, which may or may not be July the 16th, and complete some additional work that is required by this body on behalf of the people of the State of Maine, and then be able to complete that ‘work in a timely fashion so that we don't have to use those complete five additional days. We have done, we have done our due diigence. We are here. It's 1 o'clock in the morning. So let's complete our work, let's doit in a timely fashion. There is no need to continue to be here five additional days. That's the message from my caucus, Mr. Speaker. Le's do this in a timely fashion, lefs do itn a responsible way, lets do it in a reasonable way, and let's get the work done. We are committed to doing the \work on behalf of the people of the State of Maine. Let's extend the five days, but let's get the work done in a timely fashion Thank you, Mr. Speaker. “The Chair ordered a division on PASSAGE Representative McCABE of Skowhegan REQUESTED a roll call on PASSAGE, More than one-fith of the members present expressed a {desire fora roll cal which was ordered. ‘The SPEAKER: A roll call has been ordered. The pending {question before the House is Passage. All those in favor will vote yes, those opposed wil vote no. Pursuant to 3 MIR‘SA., Section 2, this Joint Order required the affirmative vote of two-thirds of those present for PASSAGE. ROLL CALL NO. 395 YEA. Alley, Austin, Babbidge, Bates, Battle, Beavers, Beck, Beebe-Center, Bickford, Black, Blume, Brooks, Bryant, Burstein, Campbell J, Campbell R, Chace, Chapman, Chipman, Cooper. Corey, Grafts, Daughtry, Davit, DeChant, Devin, Dion, Doore Dunphy M, Edgecomb, Espling, Evangelos, Famsworth, Fecteau, Fowle, Fredette, Frey, Gattine, Gideon, Gilbert, Ginzler, Golden. Goode, Grant, Hamann, Hanley, Harlow, Hawke, Head, Herbig, Hickman, Hillard, Hobart, Hobbins, Hogan, Hubbell, Hymanson, Jorgensen, Komfield, Kruger, Kumiega, Lajole, Longstaft, Luchini, Lyford, Maker, Martin j, Martin R, Mastraccio, McCabe, McClellan, McCreight, McElvee, McLean, Melaragno, Monaghan, Moonen, Morrison, Nadeau, Noon, Nutting, Parry, Peterson, Picchiott, Pickett, Pierce J, Pierce T, Pouliot, Powers, Prescott, Reed, Rotundo, Russell, Rykerson, Sanderson, Saucier, Schneck, Shaw, Sherman, Short, Stanley, Stearns, Stetkis, Stuckey, Sukeforth, Tepler, Theriault, Tipping-Spitz, Tucker, Tuell, Tuer, Vachon, Verow, Ward, Warren, Welsh, White, Winsor, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAY - Buckland, Dillingham, Ounphy L, Farrin, Foley, Gerrish, Greenwood, Grohman, Hanington, Higgins, Kinney M, Lockman, Long, O'Connor, Sawicki, Seavey, Sirocki, Skotfield, Timberlake, Wadsworth, Wallace, ‘ABSENT - Chenette, Duchesne, Gillway, Guerin, Herrick, Kinney J, Malaby, Marean, Sanborn, Timmons. Yes, 120; No, 21: Absent, 10; Excused, 0 120’ having voted in the affirmative and 21 voted in the negative, with 10 being absent, and accordingly the Joint Order was PASSED. Sent for concurrence. This is to certify that this is a true and accurate copy of the House Legislative Record dated June 23, 2015, Kit Bt? Robert B. Hunt Clerk of the House July 13, 2015