An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0209
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_G_H8 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §850-A

HOUSE AMENDMENT " G ,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A'
to H.P. 131, 
L.D. 209, "An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General 
Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part X the following: 
1PARTY 
Sec, Y-1. 26 MRSA §850-A, sub-§13, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. AAA, 
§7, is amended to read: 
13. Employee. "Employee" means a person who may be pe1mitted, required or 
directed by an employer participating in the program in consideration of direct or indirect 
gain or profit to engage in any employment in the State but does not include an independent 
contractor. 
Sec. Y-2. 26 MRSA §850-A, sub-§14, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. AAA, 
§7, is amended to read: 
14. Employer. 
11Employer
means an employer that chooses to pa1iicipate in the 
program and that is: 
A. Any person, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association or other 
business entity that employs employees at a location in this State; 
B. The State, including the executive, legislative and judicial branches, and a state 
department or agency; 
C, A county, city, town or municipal agency; 
D. An agent of an employer, the State or a political subdivision of the State; 
E. A public employer, as defined in section 962, subsection 7; and 
F. A tribal government that has elected coverage pursuant to section 850-G. 
"Employer" does not include the Federal Government.' 
Amend the amendment by reletteribg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT" G "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 131, L.D. 209 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends the paid family and medical leave law to allow an employer 
to choose to paiticipate in the paid family and medical leave benefits program and specifies 
that only an employee of a participating employer is eligible for benefits under the paid 
family and medical leave law. 
SPONSORED BY: _Ltw 
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(Representative LIBBY, L.) 
TOWN: Auburn 
FISCAL NOTE REQUJRED 
(See attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/10/25 I-RI-
LD 209 
LR 2408(19) 
An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other 
Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 'l;" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Libby of Auburn 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Future biennium revenue decrease - Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund 
Future biennium savings - Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Changing participation in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance program from mandat01y to optional will 
reduce the amount of revenue received from the 1 % assessment on employee wages as well as the cost to the 
Department of La bot· to administer the program. The impact to the program can not be estimated and will depend on 
the number of employers that choose to participate in the program as well as the employee wages of those employers. 
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