---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve The Housing Voucher System"
description: "An Act To Improve The Housing Voucher System"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2158"
citation: "Maine LD 2158 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSISTANCE", "FAIR MARKET RENTS", "HOUSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cheryl GOLEK"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d770e26-64c1-49c7-8111-cdce110bdf72"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091602"
source_hash: "7fcb5fed5b840e43d10313bb2b64d92ad8a9d69870af164e33591cb6a942db72"
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 2158 (131) — An Act To Improve The Housing Voucher System

## 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=HP1382&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1382&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1382&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Cheryl GOLEK — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca JAUCH — cosponsor (person)
- Sally CLUCHEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2024-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Joint Select Committee on HOUSING.
- **2024-01-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-01-09** On motion by Senator Pierce of Cumberland, REFERRED to the Joint Select Committee on Housing, in concurrence.
- **2024-03-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-03-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-03-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-850). `reading-3`
- **2024-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-26** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2024-03-26** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-26** Committee Amendment "A" (H-850) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-26** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-850), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-03-27** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-28** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d770e26-64c1-49c7-8111-cdce110bdf72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).