An Act To Increase the Salary of the Governor and the Salary of Legislators upon Reduction in the Size of the Legislature
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1679
Committee Amendment CA_A_H646 (House)
Amends: 2 MRSA §1

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A " 
to H.P. 1149, L.D. 1679, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase the Salary of the Governor and the Salary of Legislators upon Reduction in the 
Size of the Legislature" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Increase the Salary of the Governor' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §1, as amended by PL 1993, c. 361, Pt. B, §1, is further amended 
to read: 
§1. Residence; office hours; secretary; salary 
The Ge¥0ffter saall aa....e ms Governor's official residence at is located in Augusta 
during Bis the Governor's term of office, and the Governor shall keep Bis the Governor's 
office at the State House open for the transaction of the business of the State during all 
normal working hours of the State House. 
In the absence of the Governor, Bis the Governor's private secretary shall be in 
attendance and the private secretary shall devote Bis the entire time to the duties of Bis the 
private secretary's office. 
Until the first Wednesday of January 1987, the Governor saall reeeh•e receives an 
annual salary of $35,000. Beginning the first Wednesday of January 1987, the Governor 
saall reeeive receives an annual salary of $70,000. Beginning the first Wednesday of 
January 2019, the Governor receives an annual salary of $150,000. 
A former Governor may accept as a personal gift from the State at the end of ms the 
Governor's final term the desk and chair used by that Governor as Governor.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1149, L.D. 1679 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. It removes language from 
the bill that removes the requirement that the Governor keep the Governor's office at the 
State House. It also removes the section that increases the salaries of members of the 
Senate and House of Representatives by 25% if the number of members of the Senate is 
reduced to 25 or fewer and the number of members of the House of Representatives is 
reduced to 100 or fewer. It retains the section that increases the Governor's salary from 
$70,000 per year to $150,000 per year beginning January 2019. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 04/03/16 
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LD 1679 
LR2735(02) 
An Act To Increase the Salary of the Governor and the Salary of Legislators upon Reduction in the 
Size of the Legislature 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'IJ' [H -b tf/p \ 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Committee: State and Local Government 
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY2016-17 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY2017-18 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$64,567 
$64,567 
The additional General Fund cost of increasing the Governor's salary to $150,000 in January of 2019, including salary 
and benefits, is estimated to be $64,567 in fiscal year 2018-19 and $129,134 annually thereafter beginning in fiscal 
year 2019-20. 
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