---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Process To Vest Rights For Land Use Permit Applicants"
description: "An Act To Establish A Process To Vest Rights For Land Use Permit Applicants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 772"
citation: "Maine LD 772 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOUSING", "HOUSING CREATION PLANNING", "REGULATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew POULIOT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2024-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/315cc90a-c5e9-4d3e-9696-18507a3bb8ce"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086565"
source_hash: "0a144d1f1855330ed7d17ff68bc3c1ceee1b05184d1a97b07736f9870878a050"
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 772 (131) — An Act To Establish A Process To Vest Rights For Land Use Permit Applicants

## 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=SP0331&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0331&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0331&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Matthew POULIOT — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- James BOYLE — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed
- **2023-02-28** On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland REFERENCE to the Joint Select Committee on HOUSING Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Joint Select Committee on HOUSING.
- **2023-02-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-07-26** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-03-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-25** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-600) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-600). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-03-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-03-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-03-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-600). `reading-3`
- **2024-03-27** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-01** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-01-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered - TABLED
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+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/315cc90a-c5e9-4d3e-9696-18507a3bb8ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).