LD1046 • 2025

An Act to Establish a 180-day State Residency Requirement for Receiving Municipal General Assistance

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Sponsor: Representative Tracy Quint
Last action: 2025-04-30
Official status: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Establish a 180-day State Residency Requirement for Receiving Municipal General Assistance

An Act to Establish a 180-day State Residency Requirement for Receiving Municipal General Assistance Sponsor: Representative Tracy Quint Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

An Act to Establish a 180-day State Residency Requirement for Receiving Municipal General Assistance Sponsor: Representative Tracy Quint Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

2025-04-30 Senate
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-04-28 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP
2025-04-24 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-24 Committee
Voted; ONTP
2025-03-21 House
Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
2025-03-12 Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish a 180-day State Residency Requirement for Receiving Municipal General Assistance
Sponsor:
Representative Tracy Quint
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1046
H.P. 675 House of Representatives, March 14, 2025
An Act to Establish a 180-day State Residency Requirement for
Receiving Municipal General Assistance
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Health and Human Services pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative QUINT of Hodgdon.
Cosponsored by Senator STEWART of Aroostook and
Representatives: CARUSO of Caratunk, FREDERICKS of Sanford, HENDERSON of
Rumford, LEMELIN of Chelsea, MORRIS of Turner, PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft,
SWALLOW of Houlton, THORNE of Carmel.

Page 1 - 132LR2197(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4307, sub-§3, as repealed and replaced by PL 1987, c. 349, Pt.
3 H, §15, is repealed.
4Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §4307, sub-§7 is enacted to read:
57. Residency requirement. An applicant must prove to the municipality that the
6 applicant has been physically present for 180 days or longer in the State prior to applying
7 for general assistance. Acceptable forms of proof of residency must include the applicant's
8 name and the address of the applicant's residence or domicile. A post office box or mail
9 drop address is not sufficient. Acceptable proof of residency includes, but is not limited
10 to:
11 A. A tax return, W-2 form or paycheck stub;
12 B. A utility bill or a letter from a utility company showing application for service;
13 C. A contract to which the applicant is a party; or
14 D. A document issued by a governmental entity.
15SUMMARY
16 This bill establishes a 180-day state residency requirement for applicants for municipal
17 general assistance.
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