Joint Standing Committees
There are 17 joint standing committees of the Maine Legislature. Each committee consists of 13 members, 3 from the Senate and 10 from the House of Representatives. Under Senate Rule 201.3 the Senate President has the authority to appoint Senators to joint standing committees. The following committee assignments have been made for the 131st Legislature:
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Senator Henry Ingwersen (D-York), Chair
Senator Craig Hickman (D-Kennebec)
Senator Russell Black (R-Franklin)
Appropriations and Financial Affairs
Senator Peggy Rotundo (D-Androscoggin), Chair
Senator Jill Duson (D-Cumberland)
Senator Rick Bennett (R-Oxford)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Senator Pinny Beebe-Center (D-Knox), Chair
Senator David LaFountain (D-Kennebec)
Senator Matthew Harrington (R-York)
Education and Cultural Affairs
Senator Joe Rafferty (D-York), Chair
Senator Teresa Pierce (D-Cumberland)
Senator Jim Libby (R-Cumberland)
Energy, Utilities, and Technology
Senator Mark Lawrence (D-York), Chair
Senator Nicole Grohoski (D-Hancock)
Senator Matthew Harrington (R-York)
Environment and Natural Resources
Senator Stacy Brenner (D-Cumberland), Chair
Senator Anne Carney (D-Cumberland)
Senator Peter Lyford (R-Penobscot)
Health Coverage, Insurance, and Financial Services
Senator Donna Bailey (D-York), Chair
Senator Cameron Reny (D-Lincoln)
Senator Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin)
Health and Human Services
Senator Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot), Chair
Senator Henry Ingwersen (D-York)
Senator Marianne Moore (R-Washington)
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Senator David LaFountain (D-Kennebec), Chair
Senator Glenn “Chip” Curry (D-Waldo)
Senator Russell Black (R-Franklin)
Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business
Senator Glenn “Chip” Curry(D-Waldo), Chair
Senator Joe Rafferty (D-York)
Senator Stacey Guerin (R-Penobscot)
Judiciary
Senator Anne Carney (D-Cumberland), Chair
Senator Donna Bailey (D-York)
Senator Lisa Keim (R-Oxford)
Labor and Housing
Senator Mike Tipping (D-Penobscot), Chair
Senator Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland)
Senator Matt Pouliot (R-Kennebec)
Marine Resources
Senator Cameron Reny (D-Lincoln), Chair
Senator Pinny Beebe-Center (D-Knox)
Senator Marianne Moore (R-Washington)
State and Local Government
Senator Tim Nangle (D-Cumberland), Chair
Senator Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot)
Senator Peter Lyford (R-Penobscot)
Taxation
Senator Nicole Grohoski (D-Hancock), Chair
Senator Ben Chipman (D-Cumberland)
Senator Jim Libby (R-Cumberland)
Transportation
Senator Ben Chipman (D-Cumberland), Chair
Senator Tim Nangle (D-Cumberland)
Senator Brad Farrin (R-Somerset)
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Senator Craig Hickman (D-Kennebec), Chair
Senator Stacy Brenner (D-Cumberland)
Senator Jeff Timberlake (R-Androscoggin)
The 131st Legislature created a Joint Select Committee on Housing, with the following Senate appointments:
Senator Teresa Pierce (D-Cumberland), Chair
Senator Eloise Vitelli (D-Sagadahoc)
Senator Matthew Pouliot (R-Kennebec)