125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1680		LR 2507(01)
	An Act To Amend the Circuitbreaker Program To Include Claimants Occupying Property Pursuant to a Trust and To Require Proof of Payment of Rent
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Plowman of Penobscot
	Committee: Taxation
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
			FY 2011-12	FY 2012-13	Projections  FY 2013-14	Projections  FY 2014-15
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$74,446	$75,114	$77,428
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$74,446	$75,114	$77,428
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill would require that a renter of a homestead held in a revocable living trust provide as part of their application for benefits under the Circuitbereaker program either a notarized statement signed by the claimant or a letter signed by the claimant's landlord stating that the rent for the year for which the Circuitbreaker benefit is claimed has been paid in full.  Maine Revenue Services estimates that this change would lead to a negligible reduction in claims under the program.  Maine Revenue Services would require one additional Tax Examiner position to process the additional materials required for filing a claim under the bill.