An Act to Amend th~ Laws
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0894
House Amendment HA_B_H490 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §850-H

HOUSE AMENDMENT" B,, to S,P. 383, L.D. 894, "An Act to Amend th~ Laws 
Governing Paid Family and Medical Leave" 
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Amend the bill by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec, 6, 26 MRSA §850-H, sub-§9 is enacted to read: 
9, Refund of premium contributions, Premium contributions may be refunded 
pursuant to this subsection. 
A. An employer that remitted premium contributions to the fund on or after Januai:y 
1, 2025 and that received apprnval to substitute a private plan pursuantto.this section 
before Janua1:y 1. 2026 is entitled to 1·eimbursement of all premium contributions made 
to the, fund. together with any interest eamed thereon. upon written request subm_i~~~~ 
by mail to the department. Within 30 days ofreceipt of an employer
1s written request 
for reimbursement of premium contributions under this paragraph. the department shall 
refund the employer
1s premium contributions to the employer. together with any 
interest earned thereon from the date of receipt of the request. For purposes of this 
paragrnph. an employer
1s request for reimbursement is deemed to be received by the 
depattment on the date on which the employer's request for reimbursement was mailed 
to the depa11111ent. 
B. An employer that elected to deduct any portion of its premium contribution from 
its employees' wages as permitted by section 850-F, subsection 5 shall refund its 
employees for their portion of premium contributions. together with any interest eamed 
thereon. within 30 days of l'eceipt of the refund from the department under paragraph 
A. 
C, Costs incurred by the depattment to process premium contribution refunds must be 
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funded through existing or anticipated allocations provided to the department for 
administration of the progrnm pursuant to section 850-E, subsection 4.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
numbe1· to read consecutively, 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT" B to S.P. 383, L,D. 894 
SUMMARY 
This amendment allows an employer whose private plan is approved by the Depa1tment 
of Labor to request a refund of the premiums paid if that employe1· had a substantially 
equivalent private plan in place before Janua1·y 1, 2026. The department, after verifying 
the amount paid by the employer, is required, within 30 days of receipt of the refund 
request, to refund the employer the premiums paid, plus intet·est that accrues to the date the 
refund payment is issued, It requires the employer to reimburse any employee from whom 
a premium was collected and submitted to the department. 
The amendment also requires that costs incurred by the depa1iment to administer 
refunds must be absorbed using existing funding provided to the department to administer 
theprogram. ~~ 
SPONSORED BY: --1:1----------------
(Representative CARLOW, N.) 
TOWN: Buxton 
.FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
~.J~ee attached) 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Revenue 
LD894 
LR 296(08) 
An Act to Amend the Laws Goveming Paid Family and Medical Leave 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment '\3' to Original Bill ( ~ - L\9o) 
Sponsor: Rep. Carlow of Buxton 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Pl'ojections 
FY 2027-28 
Paid Family and Medical Leave 
Insurance Fund 
($25,000,000) 
($30,000,000) 
$0 
Fiscal Detail nnd Notes 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$0 
The Department of Labo1· estimates that reimbursing certain employers that remitted premium contributions to the 
Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund on or after Janua1y l, 2025 and who received approval to st1bslih1te a 
private plan before January I, 2026 will reduce revenue in ~he fund by $25.0 million in fiscal year 2025-26 and $30,0 
million in fiscal year 2026-27. 
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