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MCCA Bill Tracking List

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LD 1654 Amendment Draft 12-21
Legislative Session Outcomes 8-12-21
Legislative Update 5-13-22
Legislative Tracker 5-13-22
Proposed and Adopted Regs 5-13-22
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Click here for the full legislative calendar.
List of Committee Members - Click here for more information. 

Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Senator Cathy Breen - Chair
 Senator Donna Bailey
 Senator Paul Davis
 Representative Teresa Pierce - Chair
 Representative Amy Arata
 Representative Barbara Cardone
 Representative Kristen Cloutier
 Representative Patrick Corey
 Representative Jessica Fay
 Representative Justin Fecteau
 Representative Patty Hymanson
 Representative John Martin
 Representative Sawin Millett
 Mandy Shorey - Committee Clerk
 Maureen Dawson - OFPR Analyst

Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Senator Susan Deschambault 
- Chair

 Senator Scott Cyrway
 Senator Mark Lawrence
 Representative Charlotte Warren - Chair
 Representative Danny Costain
 Representative Grayson Lookner
 Representative Victoria Morales
 Representative Daniel Newman
 Representative Richard Pickett
 Representative Bill Pluecker
 Representative Lois Reckitt
 Representative Shelley Rudnicki
 Representative Braden Sharpe
 Deborah Fahy - Committee Clerk
 Lauren Metayer - OFPR Analyst
 Suzanne Voynik - OFPR Analyst
 Jane Orbeton - OPLA Analyst

Energy, Utilities and Technology 
Senator Mark Lawrence 
- Chair

 Senator Trey Stewart
 Senator Eloise Vitelli
 Representative Seth Berry - Chair
 Representative Nathan Carlow
 Representative Scott Cuddy
 Representative Steven Foster
 Representative Chad Grignon
 Representative Nicole Grohoski
 Representative Christopher Kessler
 Representative Nathan Wadsworth
 Representative Barbara Wood
 Representative Stanley Zeigler
 Benjamin Frech - Committee Clerk
 Michael Russo - OFPR Analyst
 Deirdre Schneider - OPLA Analyst
 Daniel Tartakoff - OPLA Analyst

Health and Human Services 
Senator Ned Claxton 
- Chair

 Senator Joseph Baldacci
 Senator Marianne Moore
 Representative Michele Meyer - Chair
 Representative Jon Connor
 Representative Margaret Craven
 Representative Abigail Griffin
 Representative Kathy Javner
 Representative Michael Lemelin
 Representative Colleen Madigan
 Representative Anne Perry
 Representative Holly Stover
 Representative Sam Zager
 Kerri Withee - Committee Clerk
 Luke Lazure - OFPR Analyst
 Anna Broome - OPLA Analyst
 Erin Dooling - OPLA Analyst

Committee On Judiciary 
Senator Anne Carney 
- Chair

 Senator Lisa Keim
 Senator Heather Sanborn
 Representative Thom Harnett - Chair
 Representative Christopher Babbidge
 Representative Kathy Downes
 Representative Jeffrey Evangelos
 Representative David Haggan
 Representative Laurel Libby
 Representative Stephen Moriarty
 Representative Rena Newell
 Representative Jennifer Poirier
 Representative Lois Reckitt
 Representative Erin Sheehan
 Susan Pinette - Committee Clerk
 Lauren Metayer - OFPR Analyst
 Margaret Reinsch - OPLA Analyst
 Samuel Senft - OPLA Analyst

Labor and Housing
Senator Joseph Rafferty - Chair
 Senator Stacey Guerin
 Senator Dave Miramant
 Representative Mike Sylvester - Chair
 Representative Dick Bradstreet
 Representative Scott Cuddy
 Representative Gary Drinkwater
 Representative Traci Gere
 Representative Joshua Morris
 Representative Sarah Pebworth
 Representative Dwayne Prescott
 Representative Amy Roeder
 Representative Sophia Warren
 Alyssa Thompson - Committee Clerk
 Rachel Tremblay - OFPR Analyst
 Steven Langlin - OPLA Analyst
 Lucia Nixon - OPLA Analyst

State and Local Government
Senator Joseph Baldacci - Chair
 Senator Ned Claxton
 Senator Kimberley Rosen
 Representative Ann Matlack - Chair
 Representative Mark Bryant
 Representative Lynn Copeland
 Representative Donna Doore
 Representative Kathy Downes
 Representative Randall Greenwood
 Representative Fran Head
 Representative Sean Paulhus
 Representative Walter Riseman
 Representative Will Tuell
 Cheryl McGowan - Committee Clerk
 Lauren Metayer - OFPR Analyst
 Lynne Caswell - OPLA Analyst

Committee On Taxation 
Senator Ben Chipman 
- Chair

 Senator Matthea Daughtry
 Senator Matthew Pouliot
 Representative Maureen Terry - Chair
 Representative Bruce Bickford
 Representative Micky Carmichael
 Representative Benjamin Collings
 Representative Lori Gramlich
 Representative Jeffery Hanley
 Representative Ted Kryzak
 Representative Ann Matlack
 Representative Joe Perry
 Representative Melanie Sachs
 Avery Page - Committee Clerk
 Julie Jones - OFPR Analyst
 Suzanne Voynik - OFPR Analyst


MCCA Letter to Mary Lucia
MDOC Response to MCCA Letter on Rulemaking
MAPA -3 Notice of Agency Rulemaking
11-5-20 Rulemaking Regarding Standards for County and Municipal Detention Facilities Comments of the MCCA

Legislative Policy Committee Meetings

Legislative Policy Committee Meetings will occur as determined by the Chair,
Comm. Brian Hobart or by the Executive Committee. County Commissioners and MCCA affiliated association representatives are welcome to join the call to discuss legislation and offer advice based on knowledge and experience.

Notifications will be sent to committee members via email. Please email Lauren at lauren.haven@mainecounties.org to be added to the distribution list. 

Please join MCCA Zoom meetings via web:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9695552631
Or Dial in by phone using either of the following numbers:
        +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
        +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 969 555 2631    

    Legislation for the LPC to Consider

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Joint Standing Committee Locations

Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry     Cross Building Rm. 206
Appropriations & Financial Affairs     State House Rm. 228
Business, Research & Ec. Development     Cross Bldg. Rm. 208
Criminal Justice & Public Safety     State House Rm. 436
Education & Cultural Affairs     Cross Building Rm. 202
Health & Human Services     Cross Building Rm. 209
Inland Fisheries & Wildlife     Cross Building Rm. 206
Insurance and Financial Services     State House Rm. 427
Judiciary     State House Rm. 438
Labor     Cross Building Rm. 220
Legal & Veterans' Affairs     State House Rm. 437
Marine Resources     Cross Building Rm. 214
Natural Resources     Cross Building Rm. 214
State & Local Government     Cross Building Rm. 216
Taxation     State House Rm 127
Transportation     State House Rm 126
Utilities and Energy     
Cross Building Rm. 21

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