132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 840		LR 1495(02)
	An Act to Modernize the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income by Removing Marriage Disincentives
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2025-26	FY 2026-27	Projections  FY 2027-28	Projections  FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$36,828	$36,828	$36,828	$36,828
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$36,828	$36,828	$36,828	$36,828
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes ongoing annual General Fund appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services of $36,828 beginning in fiscal year fiscal year 2025-26 to provide that the state supplemental income benefit paid to a couple, both of whom receive the supplement, is equal to the sum of the benefit amount for each individual in the couple. Under current law, the benefit for a couple is equal to 150% of the benefit for an individual.