---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Exempt Buildings Used To Cultivate Crops From The Maine Uniform Building And Energy Code"
description: "An Act To Exempt Buildings Used To Cultivate Crops From The Maine Uniform Building And Energy Code"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2053"
citation: "Maine LD 2053 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUILDING CODES", "CROP CULTIVATION BUILDINGS", "PUBLIC SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathy SHAW"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/705239af-604a-4084-8c7f-f9ea28361b16"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091387"
source_hash: "3ae3b86d402f814a8950ab9ab0cd66e727dc643e7a18a4db8764fb70aec3f7c2"
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 2053 (131) — An Act To Exempt Buildings Used To Cultivate Crops From The Maine Uniform Building And Energy Code

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1315&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Kathy SHAW — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023. `receipt`
- **2023-12-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-02-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-02-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-21** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-22** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-22** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2024-02-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/705239af-604a-4084-8c7f-f9ea28361b16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).