LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S CHAPTER
SIGNATURE
488
JANUARY 7, 2024 PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 106 - L.D. 165
An Act to Increase the Governor's Salary
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 2 MRSA §1, 3rd ¶, as amended by PL 2019, c. 475, §6, is further amended
to read:
Until the first Wednesday of January 1987, the Governor receives an annual salary of
$35,000. Beginning the first Wednesday of January 1987, the Governor is entitled to
receive an annual salary of $70,000. Beginning the first Wednesday of January 2027, the
Governor is entitled to receive an annual salary of $125,000.
Sec. 2. 2 MRSA §2, as amended by PL 2019, c. 475, §9, is further amended to read:
§2. Expense account
The "Governor's Expense Account" must be credited with those amounts that are
appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose $40,000 annually. This appropriation must
be available for expenditure by the Governor at the Governor's discretion. This account is
not subject to audit, except as to total amount to be paid.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 165, HP 106: 2.1
Bill Text ACTPUB , Chapter 488: 2.1, 2.2