An Act To Increase the Annual Salary of the Governor and To Increase the Per Diem Meal and Housing Allowances Paid to Legislators
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1878
Committee Amendment CA_A_H752 (House)
Amends: 2 MRSA §1-A, 3 MRSA §2-B

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1310, L.D. 1878, Bill, "An Act To 
Increase the Annual Salary of the Governor and To Increase the Per Diem Meal and 
Housing Allowances Paid to Legislators" 
Amend the bill by striking out .the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Increase the Annual Salary of the Governor and To Increase the Per 
Diem Meal, Mileage and Housing Allowances Paid to Legislators' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following: 
'Sec. 2. 2 MRSA §1-A, sub-§1, ~]A, as amended by PL 1987, c. 422, is further 
amended to read: 
A. The amount of the retirement allowance is 3/8 of the annual salary being paid the 
current Governor on the date the forroor Governor reaohe.s age 60 or lea11es offioe, 
1,.vhich ever comAF: lRJAr. as follows: 
(1) If a former Governor is 60 years of age or older upon leaving office, 3/8 of 
the annual salary being paid to the former Governor on the last day in office; or 
(2) If a former Governor is under 60 years of age upon leaving office, 3/8 of the 
annual salary being paid to the current Governor on the date the former Governor 
reaches 60 years of age.' 
Amend the bill in section 2 in the indented paragraph in the 12th line (page 1, line 31 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
11$38
and inserting the following: '~ $75' 
Amend the bill by adding after section 3 the following: 
'Sec, 4. 3 MRSA §2-B, as amended by PL 2017, c. 242, §§1 and 2, is further 
amended to read: 
§2-B. State Compensation Commission 
1. 
State Compensation Commission; membership. 
The State Compensation 
Commission, established in Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 26-D and referred to in 
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this section as the "commission,'' "the commission," consists of 5 members appointed .. 
except as provided in subsection 6, in January of every odd-numbered year at the first 
regular session of each Legislature as follows: 
A. Two members appointed by the President of the Senate; 
B. Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House; and 
C. One member appointed by a majority of the members appointed under paragraphs 
A and B, who serves as chair of the commission. 
The 5 members must be residents of the State and appointed from the public. A person 
may not be appointed who is currently or has previously been a Legislator or a legislative 
employee. 
All Except as provided in subsection 6, all members must be appointed for a term to 
coincide with the legislative biennium. A vacancy must be filled in the same manner as 
the original appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. 
The members of the commission are entitled to a per diem, expenses and allowances at 
the same rate as Legislators. 
2. Duties of commission. Ne Except as provided in subsection 6, no later than May 
1st of every odd-numbered year and January 15th of every even-numbered year the 
commission shall submit to the Legislature an interim report of the commission, and no 
later than November 15th of eve1y even-numbered year the commission shall submit to 
the Legislature a final report of the commission. In the 3rd year of each gubernatorial 
term of office, the interim report must contain a recommendation for compensation of the 
Governor as established in Title 2, section 1. 
A report under this subsection must 
contain: 
A. A description of the commission's activities; 
B. The recommendations of the commission: 
(1-A) 
For the report required in the 3rd year of a gubernatorial term, for 
compensation for the Governor, including all payments for salaries, meals, 
housing, travel, mileage, constituent services and all other expenses and 
allowances; 
(1-B) For compensation for justices and judges, including all payments for 
salaries, meals, housing, travel, mileage and all other expenses and allowances, 
and for additional services by any justice or judge. Nothing in this subparagraph 
prevents the judicial branch from making recommendations to the Governor or 
Legislature for compensation for justices and judges, including, but not limited 
to, recommendations made by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court in 
preparing the budget of the judicial branch as required by Title 4, section 1; and 
( 1-C) For compensation of Legislators, representatives of Indian tribes, Secretary 
and Assistant Secretary of the Senate and Clerk and Assistant Clerk of the House 
of Representatives, including all payments for salaries, meals, housing, travel, 
mileage, constituent services and all other expenses and allowances, and for 
additional services by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and members of legislative leadership; 
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C. The reasons for its recommendations; 
D. Drafts of any legislation required to implement its recommendations; and 
E. Any other material and recommendations that commission members may wish to 
submit. 
Before reporting as required in this subsection and subsequent to giving public notice, the 
commission shall hold a public hearing on the report. 
Subsequent to reporting, the 
commission shall meet, if requested, with the Governor, the Legislative Council and 
legislative committees to discuss the report. 
3. Appointments; meetings. The Executive Director of the Legislative Council 
must be notified by the presiding officers once the appointment of the initial 4 members 
has been made. Within 15 days of the appointment of the initial 4 members, the Chair of 
the Legislative Council shall call and convene the first meeting of the commission. 
4. 
Staff assistance. 
The commission shall request staff assistance from the 
Legislative Council. 
5. Legislation. The commission may submit legislation required to implement its 
recommendations. 
6. Convening of commission in September 2018. Notwithstanding any provision 
of law to the contrary, the commission must be appointed and convened, and shall 
undertake a review and submit a report in accordance with this subsection. 
A. No later than September 1, 2018, the appointing authorities set forth in subsection 
shall appoint the 5 members of the commission in accordance with the requirements 
set forth in subsection 1. 
B. The commission convened pursuant to this subsection shall undertake a review of 
compensation required pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph B, subparagraph 1-C and 
shall submit no later than January 2, 2019 to the Legislature a final report containing 
the commission's recommendations. 
The duties of the commission appointed and convened pursuant to this subsection are 
concluded upon the submission to the Legislature of its final report pursuant to paragraph 
B. 
This subsection is repealed January 2, 2019. 
Sec. 5. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
Administration - Executive - Governor's Office 0165 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for the salary and benefit costs of increasing the Governor's 
salary from $70,000 to $150,000 beginning in January of 2019. 
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GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Office of Policy and Management Z135 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$66,185 
$66,185 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds on a one-time basis from savings to be achieved by a 
reorganization of the Governor's Office of Policy and Management. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
LEGISLATURE 
Citizen Trade Policy Commission Z173 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
($66,185) 
($66,185) 
2018-19 
$0 
$0 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for an increase in the daily meal allowance from $32 to 
$50, the daily housing allowance from $38 to $75 and the daily maximum mileage 
allowance from $38 to $75. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Legislature 0081 
2017-18 
$0 
$0 
2018-19 
$1,724 
$1,724 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for an increase in the daily meal allowance from $32 to 
$50, the daily housing allowance from $38 to $75 and the daily maximum mileage 
allowance from $38 to $75. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
2017-18 
$0 
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2018-19 
$684,530 
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$684,530 
LEGISLATURE 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2017-18 
2018-19 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
$686,254 
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$686,254 
PROGRAM 
EVALUATION 
AND 
GOVERNMENT 
ACCOUNTABILITY, 
OFFICE OF 
Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability 0976 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for an increase in the daily meal allowance from $32 to 
$50, the daily housing allowance from $38 to $75 and the daily maximum mileage 
allowance from $38 to $75. 
GENERAL FUND 
2017-18 
2018-19 
All Other 
$0 
$7,759 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$7,759 
PROGRAM EVALUATION AND 
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, OFFICE 
OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
2017-18 
2018-19 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
$7,759 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$7,759 
SECTION TOTALS 
2017-18 
2018-19 
GENERAL FUND 
$0 
$694,013 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$694,013 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1310, L.D. 1878 
SUMMARY 
This amendment clarifies that the increase in the Governor's salary contained in the 
bill will not affect the calculation of the retirement allowance of the current Governor. 
The amendment also increases the daily maximum mileage allowance for Legislators 
from $38 to $75, which aligns with the increase in the daily maximum housing allowance 
proposed in the bill. 
This amendment requires that, no later than September 1, 2018, the State 
Compensation Commission be appointed and convened and that the commission review 
the compensation of Legislators, representatives of Indian tribes, Secretary and Assistant 
Secretary of the Senate and Clerk and Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives 
and submit a report that includes its recommendations to the Legislature by January 2, 
2019. 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
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LD 1878 
LR 2936(02) 
An Act To Increase the Annual Salary of the Governor and To Increase the Per Diem Meal and 
Housing Allowances Paid to Legislators 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A" [H -7 SJ.\ 
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 2017-18 
FY 2018-19 
$0 
$694,013 
$0 
$694,013 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$581,020 
$581,020 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$832,513 
$832,513 
This bill includes an appropriation of $66,185 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Executive Department for the salary and 
benefit costs of increasing the Governor's sala1y from $70,000 to $150,000 begim1ing in Janumy of 2019. It also 
includes a one-time deappropriation of $66, 185 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Executive Department from savings to be 
achieved by a reorganization of the Governor's Office of Policy and Management. It includes an appropriation of 
$694,013 in fiscal year 2018-19 to the Legislature for an increase in the daily meal allowance from $32 to $50, the 
daily housing allowance from $38 to $75 and the daily maximum mileage allowance from $38 to $75. 
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