---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities In Maine By Studying Zoning And Land Use Restrictions"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities In Maine By Studying Zoning And Land Use Restrictions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 2003"
citation: "Maine LD 2003 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOUSING", "IMPLEMENT RES 21 CHAPTER 59 RECS", "ZONING AND LAND USE RESTRICTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan FECTEAU"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-02-28"
last_action: "2022-04-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eddcc28c-4561-43f8-aa6d-1abd423fc6e3"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082953"
source_hash: "198ba7b388482fbb663adc0e62fac8760e934f6637e57ac42e8b8b3f77692e2a"
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 2003 (130) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities In Maine By Studying Zoning And Land Use Restrictions

## 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=HP1489&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1489&item=8&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1489&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1489&item=5&snum=130)
5. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1489&item=9&snum=130)

## Votes

- Enactment — **68–43** (pass) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **78–51** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **20–13** (pass) · upper
- Enactment — **77–57** (pass) · lower
- PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND — **18–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ryan FECTEAU — primary (person)
- Amy ARATA — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 28, 2022. `receipt`
- **2022-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-14** Reports READ.
- **2022-04-14** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-14** ROLL CALL NO. 570
- **2022-04-14** (Yeas 78 - Nays 51 - Absent 18 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-14** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) was READ.
- **2022-04-14** On motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, House Amendment "A" (H-1024) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1024) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-14** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-04-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1024) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-04-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-15** Reports Read
- **2022-04-15** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2022-04-15** On motion by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 767 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2022-04-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) READ
- **2022-04-15** House Amendment "A" (H-1024) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1024) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1024) thereto in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-18** ROLL CALL NO. 577
- **2022-04-18** (Yeas 77 - Nays 57 - Absent 13 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-18** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-25** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2022-04-25** On motion by Same Senator Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-641) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013)
- **2022-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-641) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1024) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-641) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-04-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1013) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1024) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-641) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-25** ROLL CALL NO. 609
- **2022-04-25** (Yeas 68 - Nays 43 - Absent 36 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered - Divided Report
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+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/eddcc28c-4561-43f8-aa6d-1abd423fc6e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).