Resolve, To Establish the Committee To Study the Feasibility of Creating Basic Income Security
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1324
Committee Amendment CA_A_S157 (Senate)

COJ\,1J\,1ITTEE AMENDMENT" /t;-" to S.P. 412, L.D. 1324, "Resolve, To Establish 
the Committee To Study the Feasibility of Creating Basic Income Security" 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in the first line (page 1, line 4 in L.D.) by striking out 
the following: "13" and inserting the following: '11' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 1 in the first line (page 1, line 6 in L.D.) 
by striking out the following: "Four" and inserting the following: 'Three' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 1 in paragraph B (page 1, line 9 in L.D.) 
by inserting after the following: "Services;" the following: 'and' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 1 in paragraph C (page 1, line 10 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "and" 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph D 
(page 1, lines 11 and 12 in L.D.) 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 2 in the first line (page 1, line 13 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "Four" and inserting the following: 'Three' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 2 in paragraph B (page 1, line 16 in 
L.D.) by inserting after the following: "Services;" the following: 'and' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 2 by striking out all of paragraph C 
(page 1, line 17 in L.D.) 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 2 in paragraph D in the first line (page 
1, line 18 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "D." and inserting the following: 'C.' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 3 in the first line (page 1, line 20 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "One member of the public who represents" and 
inserting the following: 'Two members of the public who represent' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 1, lines 24 
and 25 in L.D.) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Amend the resolve in section 2 in subsection 6 in the first line (page 1, line 26 in 
L.D.) by striking out the following: "Governor" and inserting the following: 'Speaker of 
the House' 
Amend the resolve in section 2 by renumbering the subsections to read consecutively. 
Amend the resolve in section 5 by inserting at the end a new indented paragraph to 
read: 
'In fulfilling its duties under this section, the committee shall as necessary invite input 
from the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue 
Services and from the Governor's Office of Policy and Management.' 
Amend the resolve by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. Report. Resolved: That, no later than November 4, 2020, the committee 
shall submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations, including suggested 
legislation, for presentation to the First Regular Session of the 130th Legislature.' 
Amend the resolve by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, amends the resolve, 
which establishes the Committee To Study the Feasibility of Creating Basic Income 
Security, as follows. 
1. It changes the membership of the committee. 
2. It requires that the committee in fulfilling its duties invite input as necessary from 
the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services 
and from the Governor's Office of Policy and Management. 
3. It changes the date of the committee's report to the Legislature. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 05/16/19 feac.. 
LD 1324 
LR809(02) 
Resolve, To Establish the Committee To Study the Feasibility of Creating Basic Income Security 
Legislative Cost/Study 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment l~' \ S ~ \ St~ 
Committee: Labor and Housing 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Legislative Cost/Study 
The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $3,250 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $3,250 in fiscal 
year 2020-21. An estimated $6,190 is available in each of fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 in the Legislature's 
proposed budget for legislative studies as well as any balances from prior years for this purpose. Whether these 
amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council 
and the Legislature. The additional costs of providing staffing assistance to the study during the interim can be 
absorbed utilizing existing budgeted staff resources. The committee is required to seek outside funding contributions 
to fully fund the costs of the study. If sufficient funding is not received within 3 0 days of the effective date of this 
resolve, no meetings are authorized and no expenses may be incurred. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any costs to the Governor's Office or to Maine Revenue Services, within the Department of Administrative and 
Financial Services, to provide input to the Committee to Study the Feasibility of Creating Basic Income Security can 
be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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