An Act to Require a
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1707
Committee Amendment CA_A_H444 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1142, L.D. 1707, "An Act to Require a 
Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to 
Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws
' 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to Require a Person to Be Lawfully Present in the United States to Receive 
State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with 
Federal Immigration Laws' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §60 in the headnote (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by stl'iking 
out the following: "United States citizenship" and inserting the following: 'lawful 
presence' 
Amend the bill in section 1 in §60 in the first {ndented paragraph in the 2nd line (page 
1, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: 
11a citizen of' and inserting the following: 
'lawfully present in' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2. 
An1end the bill in section 4 in §2008 in the headnote (page 1, line 29 in L.D.) by striking 
out the following: "United States citizenship" and inse1ting the following: 'lawful 
presence' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in §2008 in the fast indented paragraph in the 2nd line 
(page 1, line 31 in L.D,) by striking out the following: 
11a citizen of' and inse1ting the 
following: 'lawfully present in' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Patt letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY , 
This amendment changes the title of the bill and changes the requirement in the bill 
that an individual must be a citizen of the United States in order to receive any form of 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
COMMITIEEAMENDMENTA"toH.P.1142,L.D.1707 
financial assistance from the State or a municipality, to a requirement that an individual be 
lawfully present in the United States. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/01/25 L-RL-
LD 1707 
LR 1808(02) 
An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial 
Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment A {f(-l/L/q) 
Committee: Health and Human Services 
Fiscal Note Requ!red: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
. Potential current biennium savings - General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This bill requires an individual to be lawfully present in the.United States in order to receive any form of financial 
assistance from the State or a municipality, except for funding for general purpose aid for education. A municipality 
that has in effect any ordinance, policy or procedure in contravention of the federal illegal Immigration Refonn and 
hmnigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Section 642, subsection (a) or (b) or that prohibits a local law enforcement 
officer from gathering infonnation regarding the lawful or unlawful citizenship or immigration status of any 
individual is ineligible for any fonn of financial assistance from the State, including, but not limited to, state-
municipal revenue sharing and funding for municipal general assistance, This requirement may result in General Fund 
savings to State-funded financial assistance programs. A more precise estimate of the fiscal impact ca1mot be 
detennined at this time. 
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