Gov. Janet Mills signed a supplemental budget into law today, approving millions in funding for senior programs and health care, small business support and a harbor dredging project in Portland.

The bill passed the House and Senate last week by more than a four-to-one margin in both chambers.

“The supplemental budget will help Maine nursing facilities, hospitals, small businesses, and others while keeping our budget balanced,” Mills said. “I thank the Legislature for its strong bipartisan support for the measure, and I look forward to working with them to craft a biennial budget that improves the lives and livelihoods of Maine people.”

Among the items included in the budget is more than $35 million for Maine seniors, including funding for long-term care facilities and a cost-of-living adjustment for Maine State Retirees. The latter will impact about 37,600 state-sponsored retirement plans.

The spending package also includes $31 million in state and federal COVID-19-related funding for Maine hospitals, $6.5 million to extend the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan for small businesses providing health insurance, and $10 million for a Portland Harbor dredging project.

Mills said the supplemental budget also includes a pay raise for attorneys working for the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services, as well as a $50,000 study on the cost of milk production statewide.