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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Municipal Reporting On Residential Buildings"
+description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Municipal Reporting On Residential Buildings"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "132"
+identifier: "LD 2079"
+citation: "Maine LD 2079 (132)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ASSISTANCE", "HOUSING", "REPORTING"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Traci GERE"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-01-07"
+last_action: "2026-03-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3c396ce-8ee5-4da9-b97f-a06f697c24b5"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101129"
+source_hash: "ca1094005f844f336d97c893947d71967cfb7decc808b4c275bf50cdf4377cb8"
+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 2079 (132) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Municipal Reporting On Residential Buildings
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter 591** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1394&item=3&snum=132)
+2. **LD 2079 HP 1394** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1394&item=1&snum=132)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **72–70** (pass) · lower
+- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **18–13** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Traci GERE — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-07** Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-05** Reports READ.
+- **2026-03-05** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2026-03-05** ROLL CALL NO. 638
+- **2026-03-05** (Yeas 72 - Nays 70 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
+- **2026-03-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2026-03-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-03-10** Reports READ
+- **2026-03-10** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
+- **2026-03-10** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 747 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
+- **2026-03-10** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-10** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
+- **2026-03-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
+- **2026-03-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-12** Ordered sent down forthwith
+- **2026-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2026-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-03-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2026-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3c396ce-8ee5-4da9-b97f-a06f697c24b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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