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LD1594 • 2025

An Act to Change the Appropriation for the Governor's Expense Account and Create Transparency in Expenditures Made from That Account

An Act to Change the Appropriation for the Governor's Expense Account and Create Transparency in Expenditures Made from That Account

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Sponsor
Representative William Tuell
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Change the Appropriation for the Governor's Expense Account and Create Transparency in Expenditures Made from That Account

An Act to Change the Appropriation for the Governor's Expense Account and Create Transparency in Expenditures Made from That Account Sponsor: Representative William Tuell Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Change the Appropriation for the Governor's Expense Account and Create Transparency in Expenditures Made from That Account Sponsor: Representative William Tuell Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-05 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-05 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-04-10 House

    Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Change the Appropriation for the Governor's Expense Account and Create Transparency in Expenditures Made from That Account
Sponsor:
Representative William Tuell
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1594
H.P. 1052 House of Representatives, April 10, 2025
An Act to Change the Appropriation for the Governor's Expense
Account and Create Transparency in Expenditures Made from That
Account
Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TUELL of East Machias.
Cosponsored by Senator: MOORE of Washington.

Page 1 - 132LR1051(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §2, as amended by PL 2023, c. 488, §2, is further amended to read:
3§2. Expense account
4 The "Governor's Expense Account" expense account must be credited with $40,000
5 $30,000 annually. This appropriation must be available for expenditure by the Governor at
6 the Governor's discretion. This account is not subject to audit, except as to total amount to
7 be paid. The Governor, on a quarterly basis, shall provide an accounting of expenses made
8 from the Governor's expense account and post that accounting on the Governor's publicly
9 accessible website.
10SUMMARY
11 This bill reduces the annual appropriation to the Governor's expense account to
12 $30,000 and requires the Governor to provide a quarterly accounting of expenses made
13 from the account and post that accounting on the Governor's publicly accessible website.
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