An Act Making Certain Appropl'iations and Allocations and Changing Certain
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0609
Committee Amendment CA_A_HA_Q_H32 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §12004

HOUSE AMENDMENT " Q,, to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 377, 
L.D. 609, "An Act Making Certain Appropl'iations and Allocations and Changing Certain 
Provisions of Law Necessary to the Pl'Oper Operations of State Government" 
Ame11d the amendment by inserting after Part TT the following: 
1PARTUU 
Sec, UU-1. 5 MRSA §12004 .. J, sub-§54-F, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. 
AAA, §2, is repealed. 
Sec. UU-2. 26 MRSA c. 7, sub-c. 6-C, as amended, is repealed. 
Sec, UU-3. Refund of premiums. The De.partment of La bot·, no later than 60 days 
following the effective date of this Part, shall refund to all employers payroll premiums 
paid by those employers pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, former section 
850-F. 
Sec, UU-4, Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund Z383 
Initiative: Deallocates fonds due to the 1·epeal of the paid family and medical leave program. 
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
· 2025-26 
2026-27 
INSURANCE FUND 
POSITIONS- LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
INSURANCE FUND TOTAL 
Paid Family ancl Medical Leave Insurance Fund Z383 
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(31,000) 
(31.000) 
($3,245,944) 
($3,446,802) 
($10,015,000) ($10,015,000) 
($13,260,944) ($13,461,802) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
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HOUSE AMENDMENT" Q" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 377, L.D. 609 
Initiative: Deallocates funds for statewide technology services provided by the Depattment 
of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Information Technology due 'to the 
repeal of the paid family and medical leave program. 
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
2025-26 
2026-27 
INSURANCE FUND 
All Other 
($440,344) 
($84,059) 
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
INSURANCE FUND TOTAL 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE 
INSURANCE FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL -ALL FUNDS 
($440,344) 
($84,059) 
2025-26 
($13,701,288) 
($13,545,861) 
($13,701,288) 
($13,545,861) 
Amend the amendment by re lettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to t·ead consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment repeals the paid family and medical leave program and requires the 
repayment of payroll premiums paid by employers for the progrnm. 
SPONSORED BY: l Au,-J, l1obj 
(Representative LIBBY, L,) 
TOWN: Auburn 
FISCALNOTEREQUIRED 
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(See attached) 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/18/25 LRL 
LD 609 
LR 1775(28) 
An Act Making Certain Appropriations and Allocations and Changing Cel'tain Provisions of Law 
Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government 
Fiscal Note for House Amendment 't1.,' to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Rep. Libby of Auburn 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund 
FY 2025-26 
}pproprin tions/ Allocatlons 
Projections 
FY2027-28 
Projections 
FY2028-29 
Paid Family and Medical Leave 
Insurance Fund 
($13,701,288) 
($13,545,861) 
($13,680,286) 
($13,819,954) 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
This amendment includes Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund deallocations totaling $13,701,288 in fiscal 
year 2025-26 and $13,545,861 in fiscal year 2026-27 due to the repeal of the program, Additional costs to the 
Department of Labor to reimburse employers for premiums paid into the fund by employers within the 60 days of the 
effective date of this part can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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