---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Dangerous Buildings"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Dangerous Buildings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 390"
citation: "Maine LD 390 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MUNICIPALITIES", "ORDINANCES", "DANGEROUS BUILDINGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris JOHANSEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2020-02-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04c9ff3c-b9e6-4095-b517-e3091b3437e3"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071180"
source_hash: "64043f131cd29c080586958f72b7f0ef927465cc1e6d73500dafc03f42be27bb"
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 390 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Dangerous Buildings

## 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=HP0299&item=3&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0299&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0299&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Chris JOHANSEN — primary (person)
- John DeVEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard PICKETT — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen STANLEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-29** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-01-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-01-30** Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary. Report Accepted.
- **2020-01-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-01-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-662).
- **2020-01-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-01-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-01-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-01-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-662) READ and ADOPTED
- **2020-01-30** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-02-04** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-02-04** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-662), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-02-04** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-02-06** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2020-02-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-02-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-02-14** 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/04c9ff3c-b9e6-4095-b517-e3091b3437e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).