An Act To Enact the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1274
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S338 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" /1 "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 394, 
L.D. 1274, Bill, "An Act To Enact the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program" 
Amend the amendment on page 1 in subsection 1 by striking out all of the last 
sentence (page 1, lines 17 to 19 in amendment). 
Amend the amendment by inserting after subsection 1 the following: 
'Amend the bill in section 1 in §4326 by inserting after subsection 2 the following: 
'3. Contract for operation. The Attorney General shall contract with a nonprofit, 
independent health insurance consumer assistance entity, which may not be an insurer, to 
operate the consumer assistance program.'' 
Amend the amendment by inserting after the 4th indented paragraph after the title the 
following: 
'Amend the bill in section 1 in §4326 by renumbering the subsections to read 
consecutively.' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 2 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 2. Transfers from available fiscal year 2019-20 and fiscal year 2020-
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation Other Special 
Revenue Funds balances to the Department of the Attorney General. 
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, on October 1, 2019 and on July 1, 
2020 the State Controller shall transfer $200,000 from available balances in the Bureau of 
Insurance Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Professional 
and Financial Regulation to the Department of the Attorney General. 
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Administration - Attorney General 0310 
Initiative: Provides allocations for the Attorney General to contract with a designated, 
nonprofit and independent health insurance consumer assistance entity to operate the 
Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program. 
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OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2019-20 
$200,000 
$200,000 
2020-21 
$200,000 
$200,000 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires, in fiscal year 2019-20 and fiscal year 2020-21, the State 
Controller to transfer $200,000 from available balances in the Bureau of Insurance Other 
Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of Professional and Financial 
Regulation to the Department of the Attorney General. The amendment also provides an 
Other Special Revenue Funds allocation to the Department of the Attorney General and 
makes other technical changes. 
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SPONSORED BY: U1~ , 
(Senator BREEN) 
COUNTY: Cumberland 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/19/19 wac.. 
LD 1274 
LR 1516(04) 
An Act To Enact the Health Insurance Consumer Assistance Program 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment 'Jq" to Committee Amendment "A" (S-33~) 
Sponsor: Sen. Breen of Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2019-20 
FY 2020-21 
Projections 
FY 2021-22 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
\ppropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Transfers 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
($200,000) 
($200,000) 
$200,000 
$0 
($200,000) 
($200,000) 
$200,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This amendment removes the General Fund appropriations of $200,000 that were in the bill and replaces them with 
Other Special Revenue Funds allocations for the Attorney General. The allocations are funded by transfers to the 
Attorney General of $200,000 from available balances within the Bureau oflnsurance, Other Special Revenue Funds 
accounts in fiscal year 2019-20 and 2020-21 only. 
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