Maine 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD525 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/08/2024

                    Approved: 04/03/24
LD 525	LR 168(02)
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Additional costs to the Maine Labor Relations Board to implement the requirements of this legislation can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources.  Revenue from penalties assessed due to nonpayment of a party's share 
of the cost of services provided by the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation is expected to be minor.
131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
An Act to Protect Farm Workers by Allowing Them to Organize for the Purposes of Collective 
Bargaining
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Labor and Housing
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
This bill may increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system. The additional workload associated with the 
minimal number of new cases filed in the court system does not require additional funding at this time.  The collection 
of additional filing fees will increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
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