# Maine LD 1575: An Act to Allow a Legislator to Choose to Be Paid on an Annual Basis Maine LD 1575, An Act to Allow a Legislator to Choose to Be Paid on an Annual Basis, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Nina Milliken (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 482); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1575-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1575 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Allow a Legislator to Choose to Be Paid on an Annual Basis - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-10 - Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 482 - Sponsor: Nina Milliken (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: LEGISLATURE, LEGISLATURE - LEGISLATORS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher base pay for Maine legislators: benefit, high. Beginning the first Wednesday of December 2024, each Senator and Representative gets $25,000 in year one and $20,000 in year two of each two-year term. A legislator who receives Social Security retirement and files a written request with the Executive Director within one week after the biennium sta… - Annual paycheck option for legislators: benefit, low. Starting January 1, 2026, a legislator may choose to get pay for each year in roughly equal payments over that year. You must make this choice before the regular session begins. This only changes timing. Your total yearly pay stays the same. - Mileage and toll payback for lawmakers: benefit, low. Legislators are paid for miles driven to and from session. The rate is $0.55 per mile or the federal standard mileage rate, whichever is lower. Miles are measured by the most reasonable direct route. Maine Turnpike tolls are repaid for session or authorized committee travel if you provide a receipt. - Yearly inflation raises for lawmakers, capped: mixed, medium. Legislator pay adjusts each December 1 by the change in the Consumer Price Index for the most recent fiscal year. The raise cannot be more than 5% in any year. A second rule limits raises to 3% for fiscal years ending on or after June 30, 2014. The law keeps earlier exceptions: no cost-of-living ra… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nina Milliken (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseph Martin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randall Greenwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Sally Cluchey (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Suzanne Salisbury (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Bridgeo (Democratic), House ## Actions (8) - 2025-07-01: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 482 - 2025-06-25: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-10: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-10: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-09: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-563) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-563), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-06-09: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-563).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-10: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 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. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-563), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-563), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1033&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1575-132 (as of 2026-10-17).