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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Require the Examination of Alternatives to the Service Provider Tax’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1 Examination of alternatives to the service provider tax. Resolved: That the Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and other state agencies that the departments determine should be included shall examine the service provider tax imposed pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, chapter 358 and alternatives to that tax. The departments shall submit a report on their findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation by March 1, 2020 describing the advantages and disadvantages of the service provider tax and alternatives that were examined. The committee may submit a bill related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve that directs the Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and other state agencies that the departments determine should be included to examine the service provider tax and alternatives to the tax and submit a report on their findings to the Joint Standing Committee on Taxation by March 1, 2020. The committee is authorized to submit a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 129th Legislature.
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