An Act To Reduce Income Tax Rates
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1288
Committee Amendment CA_A_S279 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " to S.P. 469, L.D. 1288, Bill, "An Act To 
Reduce Income Tax Rates" 
Amend the bill in section 2 in subsectiqn l-C in the 2nd line from the end (page 1, 
line 27 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$218" and inserting the following: '$219' 
and in the last line (page 1, line 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$803" and 
inserting the following: '$804' 
Amend the bill in section lOin subsection 3-C in the 3rd line from the end (page 4, 
line 24 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$437" and inserting the following: '$438' 
and in the 2nd line from the end (page 4, line 26 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
"$1,604" and inserting the following: '$1,605' 
Amend the bill in section 12 in subsection 3-E in the 2nd line from the end (page 5, 
line 11 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$48" and inserting the following: '$49' and 
in the last line (page 5, line 13 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$632" and inserting 
the following: '$633' 
Amend the bill in section 13 in subsection 1 in the 2nd line (page 5, line 17 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "ending" and inserting the following: 'beginning' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 22 the following: 
'Sec. 23. 36 MRS A §54102, slDb-§l-lB, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 731, Pt. T, §8 
and affected by § 11, is amended to read: 
I-B. Cost-of-living adjustment. The "cost-of-Iiving adjustment" for any calendar 
year is the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period ending June 30th of the 
preceding calendar year divided by the Consumer Price Index for the 12-month period 
ending June 30, ;wG+ 2008.' 
Amend the bill in section 23 in §5403 in the indented paragraph in the first line (page 
9, line 6 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "2002" and inserting the following: '~ 
2009' and in the 4th line (page 9, line 9 in L.D.).by striking out the following: "1-B~ 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 469, L.D. 1288 
and 3 B to 3-E" and inserting the following: 'I B, 2 Band 3 B I-D, I-E, 2-D, 2-E, 3-D 
and 3-E' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 24 the following: 
'Sec. 25. Appropriations and! aHocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINlISTRA TlIVE AND lFINANClIAL SERVlICES, IDEJP ARTMENT OlF 
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Initiative: Provides funding for reprinting and redistributing the state withholding tables 
to reflect the reduced income tax rates. 
GENERAL lFUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2009-10 
$36,668 
$36,668 
2010-11 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes technical changes to correct rounding errors and update 
income tax indexing language to reference the changes in income tax rates. It also adds 
an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
COMMI 
lFlISCAL NOTE REQUIREID 
(See attached) 
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LD 1288 
LR 111(02) 
An Act To RedUlice Income Tax Rates 
Fiscal Note for nm as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A" . 
Committee: Taxation 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note ReqUllired: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2009-10 
2010-11 Projections 2011-12 
Projections 
2012-13 
$457,507,268 
$656,702,700 
$856,390,922 
$896,317,606 
$36,668 
$0 
$0 
$0 
($457,4 70,600) 
($656,702,700) 
($856,390,922) 
($896,317,606) 
($24,077,400) 
($34,563,300) 
($45,073,207) 
($47,174,611) 
This bill reduces income taxes imposed on individuals and corporations over a three year period, beginning in tax year 
2009. The State alternative minimum tax is also eliminated. The loss to the General Fund will be $457,470,600 in FY 
2009-10 and $656,702,700 in FY201 0-11. The loss to the Local Government Fund is $24,077,400 in FY 2009-10 and 
$34,563,300 in FY 2010-11. An appropriation of $36,668 is provided to reprint and redistribute the Maine State 
Revenue withholding tables to reflect the change in the income tax rates. 
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