Weekly Legislative Calendar

Vol. LII, No. 12

Office of the Clerk of the House
2 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0002

Edited by: Clerk of the House

Monday, March 23, 2026 - Friday, March 27, 2026

ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Monday, March 23, 2026

9:00 AM BOARD OF COUNSELING PROFESSIONALS LICENSURE

Regular meeting.

https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-of-counseling-professionals-licensure/home/board-meeting-information

76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, ME

(207) 624-8603

4:00 PM MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Regular meeting.

For additional information please contact Director of Communications and Public Affairs Noel Gallagher at (207) 629-4028 or at ngallagher@mainecc.edu.

Zoom Meeting

(207) 629-4028

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

1:00 PM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Ms. Danielle Louder of Cornville; Ms. Hannah Carter of Orono; Mr. James Carlson of Gorham; Mr. Michael Reed of Palermo to the Maine Connectivity Authority. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 211, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

1:00 PM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Mr. Andrew Butcher of Portland to the President, Maine Connectivity Authority. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 211, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

1:00 PM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Mr. Carlos Barrionuevo of Georgetown; Ms. Danielle Louder of Cornville; Ms. Hannah Carter of Orono; Mr. James Carlson of Gorham; Mr. Michael Reed of Palermo to the Maine Connectivity Authority. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 211, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

1:00 PM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Mr. Christopher Rauscher of Cape Elizabeth; Mr. Glenn Poole of Monson; Ms. Joan Welsh of Rockport; Mr. Kenneth Colburn of Bar Harbor; Mr. Mark Isaacson of Cumberland; Ms. Patricia Deese Stanton of Scarborough to the Efficiency Maine Trust Board. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 211, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

8:00 AM MAINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Regular meeting.

For additional information please contact Director of Communications and Public Affairs Noel Gallagher at (207) 629-4028 or at ngallagher@mainecc.edu.

Washington County Community College, One College Drive, Calais

(207) 629-4028

5:30 PM BOARD OF LICENSURE IN MEDICINE

Workgroup Meeting

Zoom Meeting: https://mainestate.zoom.us/j/85408098104; Meeting ID: 854 0809 8104 Passcode: 45129954.

161 Capitol Street, Augusta

(207) 287-3603

Thursday, March 26, 2026

5:00 PM Office of Professional & Occupational Regulation

Organizational meeting

https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/home/news-publications

76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, ME

(207) 624-8603

1:00 PM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Mr. Benjamin Pearson of Durham; Mr. Malcolm Hunter Jr. of Amherst to the Land For Maine's Future Board. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 214, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

1:00 PM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Mr. Benjamin Pearson of Durham; Mr. Malcolm Hunter Jr. of Amherst to the Land For Maine's Future Board. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 214, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

1:00 PM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Mr. Eric Kingsley of South Portland; Mr. Frederick A. Onion of Wayne; Ms. Jean Hoffman of Peaks Island; Dr. Stephen C. Shannon, D.O., M.P.H. of Biddeford to the Finance Authority of Maine. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 206, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

1:00 PM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Mr. Marko Melendy of Brunswick; Ms. Monique Marie Cornett of Buxton to the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 206, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

2:00 PM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON MARINE RESOURCES

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Mr. Luis Tirado of South Portland to the Marine Resources Advisory Council. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 202, Cross State Office Building, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

Friday, March 27, 2026

10:30 AM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Attorney Raphaelle Silver of Bangor to the District Court Judge. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 438, State House, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

1:30 PM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Christopher Taub, Esq. of Brunswick to the Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 438, State House, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

9:30 AM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

Arnold Clark, Esq. of Calais to the District Court Judge. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 438, State House, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

11:30 AM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

The Honorable Julia Greenleaf Pitney of Yarmouth to the Superior Court Justice. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 438, State House, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

9:00 AM JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Confirmation hearing. Position:

The Honorable John P. O'Neil, Jr. of Kennebunk to the Active Retired Justice of the Superior Court. DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: Written comments relevant to qualifications of the nominee may be filed with the Legislative Information Office by 9 am on the day of the hearing. CONTACT PERSON: Casey Milligan, Legislative Information Office, 100 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0100; 207-287-1692.

Room 438, State House, Augusta

(207) 287-1692

9:00 AM BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS

Regular meeting.

https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/board-respiratory-care-practitioners/home/board-meeting-information

76 Northern Avenue, Gardiner, ME

(207) 624-8603