---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Emergency Housing Facility Construction, Renovation And Acquisition Statewide By Creating A Matching Grant Program"
description: "An Act To Support Emergency Housing Facility Construction, Renovation And Acquisition Statewide By Creating A Matching Grant Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1844"
citation: "Maine LD 1844 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCY HOUSING", "HOUSING AUTHORITIES", "STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Poppy ARFORD"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-27"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/583b87e7-4e1d-4bb5-8092-c180905bac24"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089078"
source_hash: "7408cb236e3c940459b3fba24df9ff1d84cdb9c4b9112f34f816f0064d920ca0"
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 1844 (131) — An Act To Support Emergency Housing Facility Construction, Renovation And Acquisition Statewide By Creating A Matching Grant Program

## 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=HP1176&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1176&item=6&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1176&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1176&item=5&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Poppy ARFORD — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27** Joint Select Committee on Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Joint Select Committee on HOUSING.
- **2023-04-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Joint Select Committee on HOUSING in concurrence
- **2023-06-20** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-20** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-586) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-586). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** Reports READ
- **2023-06-20** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-586) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-586) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-586) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-586) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-495) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-586) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-586) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-495) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-586) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-495) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-586) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-495) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-16T04:00:00+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/583b87e7-4e1d-4bb5-8092-c180905bac24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).