An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0609
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H15 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "A '' to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 377, 
L.D. 609, "An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain 
Provisions of Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part TT the following: 
1PARTUU 
Sec. UU-1. State employees required to pay premiums for paid family and 
medical leave. Notwithstanding any provision of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, 
chapter 7, subchapter 6-C to the contrary, an employee of State Government, including an 
employee in the executive, legislative or judicial branch and a state department or agency, 
is responsible for paying the employee's share of the premium imposed pursuant to Title 
26, section 850-F, subsection 3 until the State receives approval for a private plan pursuant 
to Title 26, section 850-H and the State is no longer required to pay the premium. 
Sec. UU-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016 
Initiative: Deallocates funds representing savings to the Highway Fund as a result of the 
requirement that state employees contribute one-half of the 1 % assessment on employers 
for the paid family and medical leave benefits program. 
IDGHW AY FUND 
Personal Services 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
Departments and Agencies - Statewide 0016 
2025-26 
($381,461) 
($381,461) 
2026-27 
($396,553) 
($396,553) 
Initiative: Deappropriates funds representing savings to the General Fund as a result of the 
requirement that state employees contribute one-half of the 1 % assessment on employers 
for the paid family and medical leave benefits program. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
2025-26 
($2,301,801) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
2026-27 
($2,390,778) 
or::, 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 377, L.D. 609 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FlNANCIAL 
SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
ffiGHWAYFUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
($2,301,801) 
2025-26 
($2,301,801) 
($381,461) 
($2,683,262) 
($2,390,778) 
2026-27 
($2,390,778) 
($396,553) 
($2,787,331) 
Amend the amendment by re lettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires an employee of State Government, including an employee in 
the executive, legislative or judicial branch and a state department or agency, to pay that 
employee's share of the premium imposed under the paid family and medical leave law 
until the State receives approval for 
e plan and is no longer required to pay the 
premium. 
SPONSORED BY:r--,,~---.,,c.------..,,,,_::__ ___ _ 
TOWN: Poland 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/18/25 LRL 
LD609 
LR 1775(09) 
An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Certain Provisions of Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment'~' to Committee Amendment "A" (H,,.., /:5) 
Sponsor: Rep. Boyer, Jr. of Poland 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes . 
Fiscal Note 
FY2025-26 
($2,301,801) 
($381,461) 
($2,301,801) 
($381,461) 
FY 2026-27 
($2,390,778) 
($396,553) 
($2,390,778) 
($396,553) 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
($2,484,018) 
($412,019) 
($2,484,018) 
($412,019) 
Projections 
FY2028-29 
($2,580,895) 
($428,087) 
($2,580,895) 
($428,087) 
Requiring employees of State Government to contribute one-half of the 1 % assessment on employee wages to finance 
the payment of benefits as well as administrative costs under the paid family and medical leave bene~ts program will 
reduce the General Fund cost of the bill by approximately $2.30 million in fiscal year 2025-26 and $2.39 million in 
fiscal year 2026-27. Savings to the Highway Fund are estimated to be 0.38 million in fiscal year 2025-26 and 0.40 
million in fiscal year 2026-27. The baseline budget in LD 609 assumes that State will pay the full 1 % assessment in 
2026-2027 biennium. Savings in other funds that support position costs are estimated to be $1.88 million in fiscal year 
2025-26 and $1.96 million in fiscal year 2026-27, 
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