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LD1017 • 2025

An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters in General Assistance Reimbursement

An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters in General Assistance Reimbursement

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Sponsor
Senator Rachel Talbot Ross
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters in General Assistance Reimbursement

An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters in General Assistance Reimbursement Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters in General Assistance Reimbursement Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2300(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2300(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1017 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-29 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-23 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-04-24 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  7. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters in General Assistance Reimbursement
Sponsor:
Senator Rachel Talbot Ross
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1017
S.P. 434 In Senate, March 13, 2025
An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters
in General Assistance Reimbursement
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland.
Cosponsored by Representative MEYER of Eliot and
Senators: HICKMAN of Kennebec, INGWERSEN of York, ROTUNDO of Androscoggin,
Representatives: CLOUTIER of Lewiston, DEBRITO of Waterville, GATTINE of Westbrook,
PLUECKER of Warren, ZAGER of Portland.

Page 1 - 132LR2300(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4311, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2015, c. 267, Pt. SSSS, §1, is
3 further amended by amending the first blocked paragraph to read:
4 The department shall reimburse each municipality and each Indian tribe 70% of the direct
5 costs incurred by that municipality or tribe on or after July 1, 2015 for the general assistance
6 program granted by that municipality or tribe. Beginning January 1, 2026, direct costs
7 under this subsection include the cost of food provided or served at an emergency shelter.
8 For the purposes of this subsection, "Indian tribe" has the same meaning as in section 411,
9 subsection 8‑A.
10SUMMARY
11 This bill includes the cost of food provided or served at emergency shelters in the
12 Department of Health and Human Services' reimbursement of general assistance costs to
13 municipalities.
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