---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Encourage Resident-Owned Communities And Cooperatives And Preserve Affordable Housing Through Tax Credits"
description: "An Act To Encourage Resident-Owned Communities And Cooperatives And Preserve Affordable Housing Through Tax Credits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 554"
citation: "Maine LD 554 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMPLOYEE AND COOP BUSINESSES", "EXEMPTIONS", "INCOME TAX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cameron RENY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/993125e2-7019-4c68-88ea-668defb5c241"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096337"
source_hash: "65068f1ab6ec9b554c61f2bbe182786013514a6877a792866cbbfad1a8400af5"
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 554 (132) — An Act To Encourage Resident-Owned Communities And Cooperatives And Preserve Affordable Housing Through Tax Credits

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-163)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0211&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 455** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0211&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 554 SP 211** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0211&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Cameron RENY — primary (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Traci GERE — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne FARRIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-11** Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TAXATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** 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.
- **2025-05-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-28** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (S-163) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-163). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-29** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-29** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-163). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-29** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+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/993125e2-7019-4c68-88ea-668defb5c241`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).