132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 840 LR 1495(05)
An Act to Modernize the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income by Removing Marriage Disincentives
Fiscal Note for Bill as Engrossed with:
C "A" (S-18)
S "A" (S-701) to C "A" (S-18)
Committee: Health and Human Services
             
Fiscal Note
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 Projections  FY 2027-28 Projections  FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $0 $36,828 $36,828 $36,828
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $0 $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 2026-27 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.