An Act to Improve Women's
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0143
Senate Amendment SA_A_S447 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT "A:" to S.P. 79, L.D. 143, "An Act to Improve Women's 
Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. Fiscal year 2024-25 year-end unappropriated surplus; 6th priority 
transfer. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contra1y, at the close of the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 2025, as the next priority after the transfers authorized pursuant to the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, sections 1507 and 1511, the transfer of $2,500,000 for the 
Reserve for General Fund Operating Capital pursuant to Title 5, section 1536 and the 
transfers to the Retiree Health Insurance Internal Service Fund pursuant to Title 5, section 
1519 and after all required deductions of appropriations, budgeted financial commitments 
and adjustments considered necessary by the State Controller have been made, the State 
Controller shall transfer up to $3,000,000 from the available balance of the unappropriated 
surplus of the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine 
Center for Disease Control and Prevention program, Other Special Revenue Funds account 
for statewide family planning services to provide funds to be distributed to a single grantee 
that will provide management and oversight of the delivery of family planning services. 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. It removes the provisions of the bill that establish 
the Fund to Maintain Access to Statewide Family Planning Services and require the 
Department of Health and HtUnan Services to provide funding to maintain statewide access 
to family planning services. It requires the State Controller, at the close of the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 2025, as the next priority after other transfers and deductions have been 
made, to transfer up to $3,000,000 from the available balance of the unappropriated surplus 
of the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for 
Disease Control and Prevention program, Other Special Revenue Funds account for 
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SENATE AMENDMENT 
SENATE AMllNDMENT" A" to S.P. 79, L.D. 143 ( 'S· ~ L/1) 
statewide family planning services to provide funds to be distributed to a single grantee 
that will provide management and oversight of the delivery of family planning services. 
SPONSORED BY: --~-I 
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(Senator ROTUNDO, M.) 
COUNTY! Androscoggin 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENA TE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/23/25 L-RL-
LD 143 
LR 405(04) 
An Act to Improve 'Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment "frto Original Bill Cs· lf l(-0 
Sponsor: Sen, Rotundo of Anclroscoggin 
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Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
lppropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
FY 2026-27 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
Projecti_ons 
FY 2028-29 
($6,180,000) 
($6,180,000) 
($6,180,000) 
($6,180,000) 
($6,180,000) 
($6,180,000) 
($6,180,000) 
($6,180,000) 
The amendment removes ongoing annual General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human 
Services of $6,180,000 beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 for family planning services. 
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