Senate in Session March 18, 2026

Maine Senate · March 18, 2026

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Opening, prayer introduction

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The president called the Senate to order and introduced Rabbi Rachel Simons of Temple Bethel in Portland to offer the opening prayer; Rabbi Simons invoked a teaching of Simcha Bonim about humility and responsibility in leadership.

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The Maine Senate convened March 17, 2026, opening with a prayer and ceremonial recognitions, then moved through calendar business including a contested floor debate over a joint order to honor Charlie Kirk, votes on multiple committee reports and first readings, enactment of emergency funding for indigent defense, and a discussion and vote advancing a juvenile-justice study related to Long Creek.

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