An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Veterans' Facilities
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0782
Committee Amendment CA_A_H193 (House)
Amends: 36 MRSA §1760

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 562, L.D. 782, Bill, "An Act To 
Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Veterans' Facilities" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Nonprofit Organizations 
Supporting Veterans' 
Amend the bill by striking out eve1ything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §1760, sub-§98, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. 0000, §4 
and affected by §7, is amended to read: 
98. 
Certain veterans' support organizations. 
Sales to incorporated nonprofit 
organizations organized for the purpose of providing direct suppotiive services in the 
State to veterans and their families living with service-related post-traumatic stress 
disorder, combat injuries or traumatic brain injmy. 
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. 
The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Revenue Services, Bureau of 0002 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for programming changes to add an exemption line 
to the sales tax form. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2017-18 
$2,500 
$2,500 
Sec. 3. Effective date. This Act takes effect October 1, 2017.' 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2018-19 
$0 
$0 
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COMMITIEE AMENDMENT" f + 
to H.P. 562, L.D. 782 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes the bill, which is a concept draft. This amendment expands 
the sales tax exemption for incorporated nonprofit organizations organized for the 
purpose of providing direct supportive services in the State to certain veterans and their 
families to include veterans with combat injuries. 
The amendment also adds an 
appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/25/17 fe'ae... 
LD782 
LR 2146(02) 
An Act To Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Certain Veterans' Facilities 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'A' 
Committee: Taxation 
CH-1q3) 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2017-18 
$53,950 
$2,500 
($51,450) 
($1,050) 
FY 2018-19 
$75,705 
$0 
($75,705) 
($1,545) 
Projections 
FY 2019-20 
$75,590 
$0 
($75,590) 
($3,978) 
Projections 
FY 2020-21 
$77,857 
$0 
($77,857) 
($4,098) 
This bill provides a sales tax exemption for nonprofit organizations providing services to veterans with combat 
injuries and would result in a loss of General Fund revenue of $51,450 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $75,705 in fiscal 
year 2018-19 and a loss of Local Government Fund revenue of $1,050 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $1,545 in fiscal year 
2018-19. The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation of $2,500 in fiscal year 2017-18 to the Department 
of Administrative and Financial Services for programming changes to add an exemption line to the sales tax fonn. 
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