LIST OF BILLS CARRIED OVER TO SECOND SESSION
The Senate adjourned June 13, 2009 at 2:16 a.m.
Regular Bills and
Resolves passed during the First Regular Session
become effective September 12, 2009.
According
to the Maine Constitution the Second Regular Session of the Legislature
must convene on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday of January
in even-numbered years.
The Second Regular
Session of the 124th Maine Legislature
will convene on Wednesday, January 6, 2010.

All members of the 124th Maine Senate have been elected to serve a two-year term. Of the 35 members, there are 20 Democrats and 15 Republicans. Eight are women (6 Democrats; 2 Republicans) and 27 are men (14 Democrats; 13 Republicans). There are 10 new members; 6 have recently served in the House of Representatives, 2 are former House members, and 2 have no previous legislative experience. Twenty-five members are incumbents. Twenty-seven members have prior legislative service in the House of Representatives. The combined legislative experience of the 124th Senate totals 318 years. The average age for a Senator this session is 55.
Senator Joseph C. Brannigan of Cumberland has the distinction of being the senior member of the Senate, while Senator Seth A. Goodall of Sagadahoc is the junior member this session. Senator Peter Mills of Somerset has the longest overall Senate service, 6th term beginning in the 117th (1994), he now begins his seventh term in the Senate. Senator Joseph C. Brannigan of Cumberland, beginning his 13th term, is the Senator with the longest overall legislative service. Senator Smith is the Senator who has served in the earliest Legislature, having been elected to the House in the 105th (1971). Senator Bill Diamond served in the earliest Senate, the 111th (1982).
Twenty-two Senators are Maine natives, 11 of them were born in a community they currently represent. The remaining Senators were born in Alabama (1), California (1), Ireland (1), Massachusetts (4), Maryland (1), New York (3), South Carolina (1), and Virginia (1).
By way of occupation, the Senate is composed as follows: 7 members are or have been attorneys; 5 members are or have been in education; 3 members are or have been in the health and social services professions; 13 are or have been business owners, consultants or workers; 3 members are in Forestry; 1 member is a Holstein breeder; 5 members are retired; 5 members consider legislative service their full-time occupation.
Members who will not be able to run for election to the Senate in 2010 due to term-limits are: Sen. Bruce Bryant of Oxford, Sen. Dennis Damon of Hancock, Sen. Richard Nass of York, Sen. Carol Weston of Waldo.
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Member Name & Address List (pdf) * Member bio info
124th Senator Excel Spreadsheet * 124th Mailing Labels (Avery 5160) pdf
124th Senate Roll Call Tally Sheet (pdf) ** 124th Chamber Seating Chart (pdf)
Senators by Term Limits * Committee Assignments
According to the Maine
Constitution
the First Regular Session of the Legislature
must convene on the first
Wednesday of December following the
General Election of Maine Senators
The First Regular Session
of the 124th Maine Legislature
convened on Wednesday,
December 3, 2008
The Governor shall be elected and hold office for 4 years
from the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday
of January following the election.
Governor John E. Baldacci was
inaugurated on
January 3, 2007 at 7:00 pm at the Civic Center
Statutory Adjournment
for the First Regular Session
is the 3rd Wednesday in June.
There can be two 5 legislative day extensions.
The First
Regular
Session
of the 124th Maine Legislature
statutory Adjournment is Wednesday,
June 17, 2009
The Senate adjourned June 13, 2009 at 2:16 a.m.
Regular Bills and Resolves passed during the First
Regular Session
become effective September 12, 2009.
According to the Maine Constitution
the Second Regular Session of the Legislature
must convene on the first
Wednesday after the first Tuesday of January
in even-numbered years
The Second Regular
Session
of the 124th Maine Legislature
will
convene on Wednesday,
January 6, 2010
Statutory Adjournment
for the Second Regular Session
is the 3rd Wednesday in April
There can be two 5 legislative day extensions.
The Second Regular
Session
of the 124th Maine Legislature
statutory Adjournment is Wednesday,
April 21, 2010
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