---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Model Residential Ventilation Design And Installation Standard"
description: "An Act To Establish A Model Residential Ventilation Design And Installation Standard"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1353"
citation: "Maine LD 1353 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUILDING AND ENERGY CODE", "ENERGY", "VENTILATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher KESSLER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-28"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7ae9929-325b-4375-ae08-0004006e2d5b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088109"
source_hash: "d0f074fc09ca7bbe0998e362c990a28ce9234d7e48122f124e90ce269feb6367"
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 1353 (131) — An Act To Establish A Model Residential Ventilation Design And Installation Standard

## 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=HP0867&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0867&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0867&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **68–62** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED — **20–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Christopher KESSLER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-28** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-08** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-08** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-08** ROLL CALL NO. 155
- **2023-06-08** (Yeas 68 - Nays 62 - Absent 20 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-06-08** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-350) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-08** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-350). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** Reports READ
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-350) ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 280 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-350) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-350) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+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/f7ae9929-325b-4375-ae08-0004006e2d5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).