---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Permitting Of Certain Multifamily Housing Developments Under The Site Location Of Development Laws"
description: "An Act To Support Permitting Of Certain Multifamily Housing Developments Under The Site Location Of Development Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 128"
citation: "Maine LD 128 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAND USE PLANNING", "MULTIFAMILY HOUSING", "PERMITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Teresa PIERCE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2026-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27e7992b-7b17-41bc-ac04-48f3df987569"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095570"
source_hash: "f28cdb666888ff03e763c8fd6260524074bae81a0b33a794caaa52685e59ffda"
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 128 (132) — An Act To Support Permitting Of Certain Multifamily Housing Developments Under The Site Location Of Development Laws

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-494)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0057&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 554** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0057&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 128 SP 57** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0057&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT REPORT — **23–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Teresa PIERCE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-02-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-03** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby they ACCEPTED THE OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report.
- **2026-02-03** On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) Report.
- **2026-02-12** Taken from the table by the President
- **2026-02-12** Subsequently, ACCEPTANCE of the Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) Report PREVAILED.
- **2026-02-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 717 Yeas 23 - Nays 9 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2026-02-12** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-02-24** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-24** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-494). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-02-26** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-02-26** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-02-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-494). `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2025-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+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/27e7992b-7b17-41bc-ac04-48f3df987569`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).