An Act to Modernize the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income by Updating the State Supplement and Removing Marriage Disincentives
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1666
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_A_S792 (Senate)
Amends: 22 MRSA §3271

SENATE AMEND11ENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMEND11ENT "A" to S.P. 671, 
L.D. 1666, "An Act to Modernize the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income 
by Updating the State Supplement and Removing Marriage Disincentives" 
Amend the amendment by striking out the first instructional paragraph (page 1, lines 
to 15 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'Amend the bill by striking out all of section 1 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3271, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2023, c. 405, Pt. A, §65, is 
further amended to read: 
2. 
The department, to the extent allowed by Title XVI of the United States Social 
Security Act, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder, shall ~stablish standard 
levels of state supplemental income benefits for blind, disabled and elderly people. The 
benefits must be provided under a modified flat benefit system, and may vary by marital 
st&tus, arJ:d by living arrangements to the extent allowed by Title XVI of the United States 
Social Security Act, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder. The benefits 
may not be based on individual budgeted need and may not vary by category or 
geographical area. Benefits for a couple, ~(eept as pro•Aded uader seetioa 3273, saeseetioa 
1, paragraph B, must be equal to the sum of the amount of benefit for aa each individual 
and 50% of the beaefit for arJ: iadi11idual in the couple.' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1 in paragraph A in the 2nd line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$65" and inserting the following: '.$1Q' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in subsection 1 in paragraph A in the last line (page 1, line 
in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$130" and inserting the following: '$20'' 
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 7 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 7. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
State Supplement to Federal Supplemental Security Income 0131 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for required updates to technology. 
GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
2024-25 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 671, L.D. 1666 { $-1 qi) 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
State Supplement to Federal Supplemental Security Income 0131 
$0 
$0 
$32,400 
$32,400 
Initiative: Provides funding for amendments to the 1974 State Supplemental Income Act. 
GENERAL FUND 
2023-24 
2024-25 
All Other 
$0 
$6,420 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
$0 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
$6,420 
2024-25 
$38,820 
$38,820 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment changes the minimum state supplemental income benefit to $10 per 
month for an individual and $20 per month for a couple instead of $65 and $130, 
respectively, as in the bill. 
he a endment also replaces the appropriations and allocations 
section and makes a techni I 
ection. 
SPONSORED BY: _.,__ __ '-"'--=--=-1-4,-=---=----
(Senator BENNETT, R.) 
COUNTY: Oxford 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/10/24 feae 
LD 1666 
LR 1681(04) 
• An. ~ct to Modernize the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income by Updating the State 
Supplement and Removing Marriage Disincentives 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment ''A' to Committee Amendment II A 11 { s~ 112,] 
Sponsor: Sen. Bennett of Oxford 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
ppropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
($32,400) 
($2,342,280) 
($2,374,680) 
($2,374,680) 
($32,400) 
($2,342,280) 
($2,374,680) 
($2,374,680) 
This amendment moves the one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Services of 
$32,400 for required updates to technology from fiscal year 2023-24 to fiscal year 2024-25 and changes the 
.amendments to the 1974 State Supplemental Income Act which decreases the ongoing General Fund appropriations 
from $2,381,100 to $6,420 beginning in fiscal year 2024-25. 
LR1681(04) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I