---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Recognize Preexisting Land Uses"
description: "An Act To Recognize Preexisting Land Uses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 549"
citation: "Maine LD 549 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REAL ESTATE", "TITLE", "EXPEDITING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HANINGTON"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-14"
last_action: "2017-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8732f317-52b9-44df-b424-fef3bbd10d74"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280063290"
source_hash: "784caf0bc4b29cf8efa97b44b5d3606648d7aec3c3e8b46f6f49aa9c91da577d"
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 549 (128) — An Act To Recognize Preexisting Land Uses

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP039101.asp)

## Sponsors

- HANINGTON — primary (person)
- CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- DILLINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- GRIGNON — cosponsor (person)
- HANLEY — cosponsor (person)
- MALABY — cosponsor (person)
- PICKETT — cosponsor (person)
- WINSOR — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-14** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-16** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-167).
- **2017-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2017-05-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-05-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-167) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2017-05-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-167) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2017-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-05-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8732f317-52b9-44df-b424-fef3bbd10d74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).