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An Act to Support Access to General Assistance at Municipal General Assistance Offices and Designated Places

An Act to Support Access to General Assistance at Municipal General Assistance Offices and Designated Places

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Melanie Sachs
Last action
2025-05-29
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Support Access to General Assistance at Municipal General Assistance Offices and Designated Places

An Act to Support Access to General Assistance at Municipal General Assistance Offices and Designated Places Sponsor: Representative Melanie Sachs Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Support Access to General Assistance at Municipal General Assistance Offices and Designated Places Sponsor: Representative Melanie Sachs Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2120(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2120(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1081 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-29 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-27 House

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

  3. 2025-05-27 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Support Access to General Assistance at Municipal General Assistance Offices and Designated Places
Sponsor:
Representative Melanie Sachs
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2120(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 703 - L.D. 1081
An Act to Support Access to General Assistance at Municipal General
Assistance Offices and Designated Places
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §4304, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2023, c. 575, §2, is further
amended to read:
1. Local office. There must be in each municipality a general assistance office or
designated place where any person may apply obtain an application for general assistance
during the municipality's regular business hours. Notice must be posted of these times, the
name of the overseer available to take applications in an emergency at all other times, the
fact that the municipality must issue a written decision on all applications within 24 hours
and the department's toll-free telephone number for reporting alleged violations in
accordance with section 4321. A municipality shall designate the daily hours when an
application for general assistance will be accepted and processed. These designated hours
may not total less than 50% of the municipality's regular business hours.
At all times the local office or designated place must display in a prominent location a
posted notice that includes the following information:
A. The regular business hours when an application may be obtained;
B. The daily business hours when an application may be accepted and processed;
C. The name of the overseer available to take applications in an emergency at all times,
including times outside the daily business hours under paragraph B;
D. The fact that the municipality must issue a written decision on all applications
within 24 hours; and
E. The department's toll-free telephone number for reporting alleged violations in
accordance with section 4321.
APPROVED
MAY 29, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
149
PUBLIC LAW