---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Classify Recovery Residences As One-Family Dwellings For The Purposes Of The Fire Code"
description: "An Act To Classify Recovery Residences As One-Family Dwellings For The Purposes Of The Fire Code"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 353"
citation: "Maine LD 353 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIRE SAFETY", "PREVENTION", "RECOVERY RESIDENCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Justin FECTEAU"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d7454e1-4270-4074-887c-4401efcc9801"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071137"
source_hash: "ed82945b1abbff40168f8e94a8dc40c7063b51df2614d1a08a1718d21a932134"
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 353 (129) — An Act To Classify Recovery Residences As One-Family Dwellings For The Purposes Of The Fire Code

## 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=HP0279&item=3&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0279&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0279&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Justin FECTEAU — primary (person)
- Bettyann SHEATS — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen DILLINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Scott STROM — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-577).
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-577) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-577), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-12** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** 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/5d7454e1-4270-4074-887c-4401efcc9801`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).