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Submit a Bill Online

Beginning in 2010 we will have a new process for bills to be submitted:

  • October 4th----Deadline for all bills must be submitted online
  • October 6th---Bills will be reviewed by Committee of Advisors
  • October 13th--Bill will be returned to Sponsors with list of suggested changes
  • October 20th--Deadline for bill to be returned to YIG Office with changes.

 

Complete all fields

Email Address:  An email we can send a confirmation of receipt of the bill.

 

Sponsor: The name of the prime sponsor of the bill

 

Co-Sponsor: Up to 3 other names of those assisting with drafting of this bill

 

School / Club / YMCA:  What is the name of your delegation?

 

Endorsed By:  Name of Advisor, Bills will be emailed to them to confirm they have approved the bill.

 

Financial Impact: What impact on the Governor's Budget will your bill have ?

Revenue Positive : This type of bill will generate money (ie Tax, Fee, Fine etc) for the Governor's Budget

Revenue Negative: This bill will cost money and will impact the Governor's Budget

How much will the bill cost to implement or how much revenue will the bill generate.

Bills must have some cost associated, bills will not be accepted with $0.00 or left blank.

This must be a realistic estimate of the cost, or revenue that will be generated by the bill.

 

Bill Title:   A short descriptive title with the opening,

Don’t use cutesy titles

If the bills revises or amends existing law the Maine Revised Statute Annotated (MRSA) title number must appear.

A Correct Title :

To require that all motorists carry liability insurance amending Sections xx-xx and xx-xx MRSA

An Incorrect Title

Get all Bums off the roads act

 

Bill Summary: This will be a 2 or 3 line brief summation of what the bill will do.

Spell Check your bill: Before you enter the bill into the form below, please make sure that you have done spell and grammar check. 

* Required Fields  (Bills will be returned without all this information)

Bill Submission Form

* Email:

 

* School / Club / YMCA:

 

*  Financial Impact:

* Bill Sponsor:

 

* Co-Bill Sponsor:

 

* Endorsed By:

* Bill Title:

 

* Bill Summary: (1 or 2 sentences that express your intent for the bill)

Suggestion to draft bill in a word processor program then cut and paste into form

GUIDELINES FOR BILLS TEXT.

1. Use the current year bill form.

2. Single-spaced. (Do not number bill lines, that will be done by Youth in Government Office)

3. Express your intent in clear, concise, everyday language. Do not use vague or flowery language.

4. Because our time is short and printing costs are high bills are limited to 2 pages.

5.. Any materials to be stricken from present law is to marked out using hyphens, or strikeout feature. Materials  to be added to present law should be underlined.

6. Bills should deal with only one subject; rather combining several ideas into one bill submit more bills.

7. Bills must be submitted with a Fiscal Impact. A dollar figure that the sponsor has determined it would cost the State of Maine to implement this bill.

8. Statement's of Fact must be varifiable facts, they should have their sources, noted in Resources section of the bill.

9. References: Where did you get your information. (Website, Periodical, Interview etc) List each.

10. Spell Check your bill: Before you enter the bill into the form below, please make sure that you have done spell and grammar check. 

Bill Text:

 

 

DID YOU SPELL CHECK YOUR BILL, MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU SUBMIT THE BILL   ?

 
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