An Act To Reform Employer-provided Benefits
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0976
Committee Amendment CA_A_H328 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ~" to H.P. 690, L.D. 976, Bill, "An Act To 
Reform Employer-provided Benefits" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §637 in subsection 2 in the last line (page 1, line 13 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "benefit." the following: 'If an employee refuses 
an insurance benefit from the employer, the employer shall maintain a record of which 
insurance plan the employee joined instead of the employer's offered insurance plan.' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §637 in subsection 3 in the first line (page 1, line 14 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "that" the following: 'knowingly' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Regulation and Enforcement 0159 
Initiative: Provides funds for one Labor and Safety Inspector position and related all other 
costs associated with increased enforcement responsibility. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2013-14 
2014-15 
1.000 
1.000 
$46,950 
$65,595 
$9,900 
$13,200 
$56,850 
$78,795 
This amendment, which is the minority report of the Joint Standing Committee on 
Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development, adds a requirement that the 
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employer maintain a record of which insurance plan the employee joins in place of the 
employer's offered insurance plan. The amendment also clarifies that only an employer 
that knowingly violates the law is subject to a penalty. 
This amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05124113 
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LD976 
LR 1164(02) 
An Act To Reform Employer-provided Benefits 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '~" ( H -J:l. ~ ) 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium savings - General Fund 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new civil violations. 
FY 2013-14 
$56,850 
$56,850 
FY 2014-15 
$78,795 
$78,795 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$80,107 
$80,107 
The collection of additional fines may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$81,445 
$81,445 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $56,850 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $78,795 in fiscal year 2014-15 to 
the Regulation and Enforcement program within the Department of Labor for one Labor and Safety Inspector position 
and related all other costs as a result of the increase in enforcement responsibility associated with this legislation. The 
Department of Labor has indicated that the Regulation and Enforcement program may need an additional second 
Labor and Safety Inspector position as a result of this legislation in the future depending on actual experience. 
The bill may result in savings to MaineCare and other publicly funded benefit programs. The amount and timing of 
these savings cannot be determined. 
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