129th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 425 LR 1761(02)
An Act To Strengthen Small Businesses in Rural Maine by Changing the Minimum Wage
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Labor and Housing
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Potential current biennium savings - All funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Current law requires the $11.00 per hour minimum wage to increase to $12.00 per hour on January 1, 2020 and by the CPI annually beginning on January 1, 2021. This bill repeals those provisions and lowers the minimum wage to $10.00 per hour.  This reduction in the minimum wage and elimination of the annual cost-of-living increases may result in savings to the State and municipalities beginning in fiscal year 2019-20, depending on the wages currently in place and decisions on future wages when increases are no longer required by law.