Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1712: An Act to Amend the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program to Balance Support of Businesses and Employees
Status: Failed, June 4, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Amend the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program to Balance Support of Businesses and Employees" Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 7. Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 19. Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 21, and 23. Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 25 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 25. Refund of premium contributions done within budgeted resources. The Department of Labor shall refund premium contributions to employers pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 850-H, subsection 9 using.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Amend the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program to Balance Support of Businesses and Employees" Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 7. Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 19. Amend the amendment by striking out all of sections 21, and 23. Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 25 and inserting the following: 'Sec. 25. Refund of premium contributions done within budgeted resources. The Department of Labor shall refund premium contributions to employers pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 850-H, subsection 9 using administrative costs retained by the department pursuant to Title 26, section 850-E, subsection 4.' Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively. SUMMARY 2233 This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" 2. Remove the provision that provides that benefits paid from the program are subject to state income tax and changes related to that provision; 3. Remove the appropriations and allocations section; and 4. Require the Department of Labor to use funds retained by the department for the administration of the paid family and medical leave benefits program to implement the Page 1 - 132LR1651(03) HOUSE AMENDMENT HOUSE AMENDMENT " " to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1147, L.D. 1712 refund of premiums to …