An Act To Support Maine's Working Families ·
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0674
Committee Amendment CA_A_H589 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §664

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 455, L.D. 674, Bill, "An Act To 
Support Maine's Working Families" 
· 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §664, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 640, §4, is further 
amended to read: 
1. Minimum wage. The minimum hourly wage is $6.50 per how.-. £tarting Oetober 
1, 2006, the HH:nimwn how.-ly wage is $6.75 per how.-. 
£tarting Oetober 1, 2007, the 
minimliffi aourly wage is $7.00 per B:Ol:H'. 8tartiftg Oetober 1, 2008, the HHniffiw.n how.-ly 
wage is $7.25 per how.-. £tarting Oetober 1, 2009, the HHnimam how.-ly wage is $7.50 per 
hour. Starting January 1, 2017, the minimum hourly wage is $8.50 per hour. Starting 
January 1, 2018, the minimum hourly wage is $9.00 per hour. Starting January 1, 2019, 
the minimum hourly wage is $9.50 per hour. Starting January 1, 2020, the minimum 
hourly wage is $10.00 per hour. If the highest federal minimum wage is increased in 
excess of the minimum wage in effect under this section, the minimum wage under this 
section is increased to the same amount, effective on the same date as the increase in the 
federal minimum wage, but in no case may the minimum wage exceed the minimum 
wage otherwise in effect under this section by more than $1 per hour. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards 0158 
Initiative: Provides funds to update and distribute the new minimum wage poster and 
other related publications in each of the 4 years that the minimum wage increases. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
,· .. , 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ·A" to H.P. 455, L.D. 674 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$16,500 
$16,500 
This amendment is presented as a competing measure to Initiated Bill 4, Legislative 
Document 1661 of the 127th Legislature, "An Act To Raise the Minimum Wage." This 
amendment is the minority report and replaces the bill, which is a concept draft, and 
makes changes to the minimum wage law, increasing the minimum wage to $8.50 per 
hour starting January 1, 2017, $9.00 per hour starting January 1, 2018, $9.50 per hour 
starting January 1, 2019 and $10.00 per hour starting January 1, 2020. The amendment 
also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/18/16 feac:. 
LD674 
LR 1301(02) 
An Act To Support Maine's Working Families 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/Jr' ( H-5tf1) 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$0 
$16,500 
$0 
$16,500 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$16,500 
$16,500 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$16,500 
$16,500 
This bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $16,500 per year to the Bureau of Labor Standards within 
the Maine Department of Labor beginning in fiscal year 2016-17 and continuing until the minimum wage reaches 
$10.00 per hour in January of 2020. Of this annual amount, $3,500 per year is for updating the minimum wage 
poster and other related publications, $5,000 is for postage costs to distribute the updated poster and publications and 
$8,000 is for travel costs associated with compliance, education and outreach. 
The 4-step increase in the minimum wage may not increase salary costs to the State until the $10.00 per hour rate 
begins on January 1, 2020. The future State Government impact of the changes to the minimum wage will depend on 
the salary schedules in place at the time the increases occur and cannot be estimated at this time. 
The increased wages required by this initiative would create costs to municipalites which would vary by individual 
municipality. As with State Government, the municipal impact would depend on the existing rates of pay for the 
lowest paid employees in each municipality at the time a higher wage would be imposed and cannot be estimated at 
this time. 
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