LD1843 - State Budget

(2014)

An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government To Address Supplemental Funding Needs Projected for the

Sponsored by Sponsored by: Rep. Peggy Rotundo (D –Lewiston)

What is the bill?

Historically, the Governor submits a proposed budget to the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, and the Committee then works through a lengthy, in-depth process to produce a final budget. This year Governor LePage refused to submit a budget at all. The Committee had to craft the supplemental State Budget without the help of the LePage administration. The Appropriations Committee worked hard to come up with a consensus budget to fix a $30 million shortfall. The final product had some positive elements for Maine workers, including funding of merit and longevity pay increases for State employees who had gone years with frozen pay. The budget also included funding for nursing homes and will shorten waiting lists for much needed health services for disabled and mentally ill Maine people. The budget passed overwhelmingly and went into effect without the Governor’s signature.

What happened?

Enacted (Passed by Legislature, Became law without Governor’s signature)

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