An Act to Modernize the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income by Updatmg the State Supplement and Removmg Marriage D1smcentlves
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1666
Committee Amendment CA_A_S363 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to SP 671, L D 1666, "An Act to Modernize 
the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income by Updatmg the State Supplement 
and Removmg Marriage D1smcentlves" 
Amend the bill m section 1 m subsection 2 m the 9th and 10th Imes (page 1, Imes 12 
and 13 m L D) by stnkmg out the followmg ", e:,rnept as provided 1:1ader sect10a 3273, 
s1:1bsect10a 1, paragraph B," and msertmg the followmg ', except as provided under section 
3273, subsection 1, paragraph B,' 
Amend the bill m section 3 m subsection 1 by stnkmg out all of paragraph A-1 (page 
1, Imes 3 2 to 3 5 m L D ) 
Amend the bill m section 3 m subsect10n 1 m paragraph B m the 5th and 6th Imes (page 
1, Imes 40 and 41 m L D ) by stnkmg out the followmg "$3 0 a moath 3 times the state 
supplemental mcome benefit calculated pursuant to paragraphs A and A-1" and msertmg 
the followmg '$30 a month' 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of sections 4 and 5 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out all of section 7 and msertmg the followmg 
'Sec. 7. Appropriations and allocat1ons. The followmg appropnatlons and 
allocat10ns are made 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
State Supplement to Federal Supplemental Security Income 0131 
Imtiative Provides one-tune fundmg for reqmred updates to technology 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2023-24 
$32,400 
$32,400 
State Supplement to Federal Supplemental Security Income 0131 
2024-25 
$0 
$0 
Imtlative Provides fundmg for amendments to the 1974 State Supplemental Income Act 
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GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOT AL 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 
DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2023-24 
$32,400 
$32,400 
2024-25 
$2,381,100 
$2,381,100 
2024-25 
$2,381,100 
$2,381,100 
Amend the bill by relettenng or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or sect10n 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment removes the followmg provisions of the bill 
It removes the provision that requrres that annually startmg October 1, 2023, the 
state supplemental mcome benefit must be mdexed by the cost-of-hvmg adjustment to the 
federal payment standard 
It removes the provis10n requrrmg that, m the pnonty sequence by which the 
Department of Health and Human Services must budget and authonze for expenditure 
appropnations available for benefits, the mdexed cost-of-hvmg adjustment must have 
pnonty immediately after the mmimum payment 
It removes the provision updatmg the declared mtent of the 197 4 State Supplemental 
Income Act that, if it is proposed that benefits provided are to be increased on any future 
date, cost-of-hvmg adjustments be mcluded m the benefits to be mcreased at a level of 
pr10nty over benefits provided to a beneficiary who resides m an adult foster home or 
boardmg home or m certam hvmg airnngements 
It removes the provis10n that requnes that the Department of Health and Human 
Services ensure that eligible mdividuals residmg m nursing homes have a monthly amount 
for personal needs equal to at least 3 tunes the amount of the state supplemental mcome 
benefit 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 06/18/23 .::k?ae. 
LD 1666 
LR 1681(02) 
An Act to Modermze the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income by Updating the State 
Supplement and Removing Marriage Dismcentives 
Fiscal Note for BIil as Amended by Comnnttee Amendment '~"(5,'jw~ 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Net Cost (Savmgs) 
General Fund 
Appropnat1ons/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
$32,400 
$32,400 
FY 2024-25 
$2,381,100 
$2,381,100 
ProJ ectlons 
FY2025-26 
$2,381,100 
$2,381,100 
ProJectJ.ons 
FY 2026-27 
$2,381,100 
$2,381,100 
The bill mcludes a one-time General Fund appropnat10n to the Department of Health and Human Services of $32,400 
m fiscal year 2023-24 for requrred updates to technology and ongomg General Fund appropnatlons of $2,381,100 
begmnmg m fiscal year 2024-25 for amendments to the 1974 State Supplemental Income Act 
LR1681(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1