Resolve, to Establish
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1673
Committee Amendment CA_A_H562 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "^ " to H.P, 1108, L.D. 1673, "Resolve, to Establish
a Pilot Project to Facilitate the Inclusion of Economic Impact Statements in die Legislative
Process"
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:
'See. 1. Economic impact statement pilot project established. Resolved:
That, by the start of die Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature, the Legislative
Council shall establish and oversee a pilot project, referred to in this resolve as "the pilot
project," to develop and implement an economic impact statement to be used to evaluate
the economic impact of proposed legislation. The purpose of the pilot project is to assess
the methodology, feasibility and effectiveness of using an economic impact statement to
provide Legislators with credible, nonpartisan, timely and accessible informatloo regarding
the economic impact of legislation in order to enhance legislative decision making and to
ascertain how legislation relates to the State's prosperity, productivity and competitiveness,
See. 2. Request for proposals. Resolved; That, by December 1, 2025, the
Legislative Council shall issue a request for proposals to solicit applications from public
agencies, private firms, nonprofit organizations and academic institutions to develop an
economic impact statement to be used to evaluate the economic impact of legislation as
part of the pilot project. The Legislative Council may select one or more entities to
participate in the pilot project. '
Sec. 3. Selection of bills and economic impact analysis. Resolved: That the
Legislative Council, in consultation with the selected entity or entities under section 2, shall
identify 3 bills during the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature to serve as the
subject of economic impact analysis, focusing on legislation that enacts or amends statutes
relating to employment, labor or taxation laws; creates a new workforce program; or
significantly affects employers, employees or the State's economy. The economic impact
statement may address the direct and indirect or secondary economic and demographic
effects related to each bill, including the effect on talent attraction, jobs, investment,
income, gross domestic product and taxes, and may prioritize and report on the factors most
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relevant to each bill, The economic impact statement must be available prior to the work
session on the legislation.
See. 4. Oversight and coordination. Resolved: That the Legislative Council shall
oversee the pilot project, including the selection of proposals, coordination with
participaiing entities and review of draft and final economic impact statements. The
Legislative Coimcil may designate an advisory group or existing staff to assist with
oversight and implementation of the pilot project.
See. 5. Funding. Resolved: That the Legislative Council may receive fimds from
any public, private, nonprofit or academic source for the purposes of the pilot project.
Sec. 6. Evaluation and report. Resolved: That, no later than December 15,2026,
the- Legislative Council, in. coordination with any entity that was a part of the pilot project,
shall submit a written report detailing fmdings and recommendations, including whether to
expand the use of economic impact statements in the legislative process, to the Legislative
Council of the 133rd Legislature.'
Amend the resolve by reletteruig or renumbering any noaconsecutive Part letter or
section number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, replaces the resolve.
It establishes a pilot project to facilitate the inclusion of economic impact statements in the
legislative process. The amendment also removes the emergency preamble and emergency
clause.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 06/02/25
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LD 1673 LR 985(02)
Resolve, to Establish a Pilot Project to Facilitate the Inclusion of Economic Impact Statements in the
Legislative Process
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'?{
Committee: State and Local Government
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
Legislative Cost/Study
The cost of die pilot, project cannot be determined at this time as it will largely depend on the size of die studies that
will be required in order to complete an economic impact evaluation for each of the selected bills. In addition to the
size of the study, costs associated with obtaining the relevant data, the model used to evaluate the data, and time spent
by the selected entity or entities to develop, input and evaluate the relevant data, and prepare and present the draft and
final economic impact statements, wilt also impact the overall cost of the pilot project.
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