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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Reduce Barriers To Housing By Prohibiting Tenant Application Fees"
+description: "An Act To Reduce Barriers To Housing By Prohibiting Tenant Application Fees"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "131"
+identifier: "LD 691"
+citation: "Maine LD 691 (131)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["LANDLORD AND TENANT", "REAL ESTATE", "RENTAL APPLICATION FEES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Christopher KESSLER"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-02-16"
+last_action: "2023-06-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b6ace15-0b32-4a65-bc9a-88626640cb22"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086478"
+source_hash: "2425b8f81aa753ddb19e6657c34959357e985d674829e331ce33af4972e92c64"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 691 (131) — An Act To Reduce Barriers To Housing By Prohibiting Tenant Application Fees
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0460&item=2&snum=131)
+2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0460&item=1&snum=131)
+3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0460&item=3&snum=131)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **80–63** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Christopher KESSLER — primary (person)
+- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
+- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
+- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
+- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
+- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
+- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)
+- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
+- Traci GERE — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-16** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2023-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2023-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
+- **2023-06-20** Reports READ.
+- **2023-06-20** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2023-06-20** ROLL CALL NO. 265
+- **2023-06-20** (Yeas 80 - Nays 63 - Absent 7 - Excused 1)
+- **2023-06-20** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2023-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-595) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2023-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-595). `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2023-06-21** Reports READ
+- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
+- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-595) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-595) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2023-06-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b6ace15-0b32-4a65-bc9a-88626640cb22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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