An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain Pi-ovisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0424
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_C_H17 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT" C ,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "N' to H.P. 257, 
L.D. 424, "An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain 
Pi-ovisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Pa11 T the following: 
1PARTU 
Sec. U-1. Legislative intent regarding structural income tax relief. It is the 
intent of the Legislature that the budget next enacted afte1· enactment of this Act by the 
131st Legislature affecting the 2024-2025 biennium must include stmctural individual 
income tax relief that primarily benefits low-income and midd}e .. income individuals and 
families beginning in tax year 2024 with a 2024-2025 General Fund biennial cost equal to 
$200,000,000. 
PARTV 
See. V-1. Public assistance reform working group. In ordet to strengthen and 
enhance the State
1s workforce participation, the Governor shall convene a working gl'Oup 
to eva]uate the State's unemployment compensation system and the Temporary Assistance 
to Needy Families program, the MaineCare program, the general assistance program and 
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for effectiveness, misuse and redundancy 
to inform deliberations on the budget next enacted by the 131 st Legislature. The Governor 
shall submit the findings and recommendations of the working group's deliberations to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs no Jater than May 15, 
2023! 
Amend the amendment by relettering 01· renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment states that the Legislature intends, i11 the budget next enacted after 
this Act, to implement' income tax relief that benefits low-income and middle-income 
individuals and families begim1ing in tax year 2024 at a cost of $200,000,000 for the 2024-
2025 biennium. 
Pagel -131LR1170(12) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT" C " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 257, L.D. 424 
The amendment also requires the Governor to convene a working group to evaluate the 
State's unemployment compensation system and the Temporary Assistance to Needy 
Families progl'am, the MaineCare program, the general assistance program and the 
Supplemental Nub·ition Assistance Program for effectiveness, misuse and redundancy and 
provide a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs 
to inform deliberations on the budget next enacted by the 131 st Legislature. 
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SPONSORED BY: · 
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(Representative MILLETT, S.) 
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TOWN: Waterford 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/28/23 ;f,,at!. 
LD424 
LR 1170(12) 
An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government 
Fiscal Note fol" House Amendment "C" to Committee Amendment "A" ( tt-\1-) 
Sponsor: Rep. Millett of Waterford 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Any additional costs to state agencies associated with the working group to evaluate public assistance programs are 
expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1170(12) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1