An Act to Make Supplemental Apprnpriations and Allocations from the General
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0209
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_A_H2 (House)
Amends: 22 MRSA §4308

HOUSE AMENDMENT"~ ,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 131, 
L.D. 209, "An Act to Make Supplemental Apprnpriations and Allocations from the General 
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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: 
'PARTY 
1S 
Sec. Y-1. 22 MRSA §4308, sub-§1-A, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 65S, Pt. R, §2, is 
amended to read: 
1-A. Limit on housing assistance. Except as provided in suhseetions subsection 1-B 
~, housing assistance provided pursuant to this chapter is limited to a maximum of 9 ;l 
months Elwrieg the ~e:l!iod ft·orn July l, 2012 to J\:!Re 3(), 2()13 in a 12-month period per 
household. except for tempora1y housing and emergency shelters. as defined by the 
department by rule. 
Sec, Y-2. 22 MRSA §4308, sub .. §2, as amended by PL 2023, c. 643, Pt, II, §1, is 
fmiher amended by amending the 2nd blocked parngrnph to read: 
A municipality may not exceed maximum levels of assistance established pursuant to 
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section 4305 for an applicant household for more than 30 days in a 12-month period whee 
assistauee is granted for housing ia a aotel, motel, hm m· othet· lodgiag plaee as defiaed in 
seetioe 2491, subseetiou 7 F.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment limits housing assistance under the municipal general assistance 
pl'Ogram, except for temporary housing and emergency shelters, to a maximum of 3 months 
in a 12-month period per household. It also prohibits municipalities from exceeding the 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
HOUSE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITIEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 13 l, L.D. 209 
maximum levels of assistance for all assistance categories for more than 30 days in a 12~ 
month period pe1vs· ",vu,-,t->1.1;1J.llL---
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 02/10/25 LRL 
LD209 
LR 2408(09) 
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 tlte Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment'~' to Committee Amendment "A" \-\-1. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Sponsor: Rep. Ducharme of Madison 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium savings - Genernl Fund 
This amendment limits housing assistance under the general assistance progrnm to a maximum of3 months in a 12-
month period, except for tempo1·a1y housing and emergency shelters. This limit could reduce the amount of general 
assistance expended on housing assistance. A more precise estimate of the fiscal impact is not possible because 
recipient data related to number of months on assistance, amounts paid to each recipient, and what type of assistance 
was received resides at the municipal level and varies over time. 
LR2408(09) - Fiscal Note - Page I of l