An Act To Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union as a Condition of Employment
Maine Legislature, Session 129, LD 1232
Committee Amendment CA_A_H281 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 893, L.D. 1232, Bill, "An Act To 
Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union as a 
Condition of Employment" 
Amend the bill by adding after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Administration - Attorney General 0310 
Initiative: Provides funding for one part-time Assistant Attorney General position and one 
part-time Detective position to investigate and prosecute violations concerning the right 
to refrain from joining a union or paying a fee to a labor organization. 
GENERAL FUND 
2019-20 
2020-21 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
1.000 
1.000 
Personal Services 
$94,250 
$125,666 
All Other 
$2,688 
$3,584 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$96,938 
$129,250 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Ii" to H.P. 893, L.D. 1232 
SUMMARY 
This amendment provides funding to the Office of the Attorney General to 
investigate and prosecute violations arising from the right to refrain from joining a union 
or paying union dues. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/24/19 feac. 
LD 1232 
LR694(02) 
An Act To Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union as a 
Condition of Employment 
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Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ·~(/I~;) f?) 
Committee: Labor and Housing 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Potential current biennium revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Establishes new Class D crimes. 
FY2019-20 
$96,938 
$96,938 
FY2020-21 
·$129,250 
$129,250 
Projections 
FY2021-22 
$129,250 
$129,250 
Projections 
FY 2022-23 
$129,250 
$129,250 
The additional workload associated with the minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require 
additional funding at this time. 
The collection of additional fine revenue will increase General Fund and dedicated revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill includes General Fund appropriations of $96,938 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $129,250 in fiscal year 2020-21 
to the Department of the Attorney General for additional part-time staff to investigate and prosecute violations 
concerning the right to refrain from joining a union or paying a fee to a labor organization. 
This legislation may increase litigation before the Maine Labor Relations Board, resulting in increased payments to 
board members for per diem and other expenses. Pursuant to Title 26, section 968, per diem and necessary expenses 
for members and alternates of the board, as well as state cost allocation program charges, must be shared equally by 
the parties to any proceeding at which the board presides and must be paid into an Other Special Revenue Funds 
account administered by the board from which all costs must be paid. 
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