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LD 1521·ME·house

An Act To Require All State Agencies To Provide A Zero-Based Budget Once Every 10 Years

FailedFiled Apr 8, 2025
Sponsor: John DUCHARME
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The Bill was in the possession of the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

Apr 29, 2026

Summary

The bill would require every state agency to prepare a zero‑based budget for the 2027‑28 and 2028‑29 biennial budgets, forcing each program to be justified anew without reference to prior spending. It also tasks the Department of Administrative and Financial Services with reviewing statutes and proposing legislation to enable the process, while mandating interim reviews and optional funding‑reduction proposals in years without a zero‑based budget. The measure did not pass and was placed in the legislative files.

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