1-20-26 Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs

Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs (Maine Legislature) · January 21, 2026

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Opening, committee introductions

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43:01 → 46:48(3m 47s)

Committee chair opened the public hearing and asked members to introduce themselves; multiple legislators identified their districts and committee roles (chair, house chair, senate chair, ACF chairs and members).

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Public hearing before the Maine Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs on LD 2094, a proposed $40 million general‑fund bond to fund existing agriculture and forestry programs including drought relief, dairy support, healthy soils, equipment/investment funds and farmland protection. Dozens of farmers, industry groups, and state officials testified in support; no formal committee vote was taken at the hearing.

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