---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Municipalities From Barring The Creation Of Homeless Shelters"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Municipalities From Barring The Creation Of Homeless Shelters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 731"
citation: "Maine LD 731 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCY SHELTER", "HOUSING", "MUNICIPAL REGULATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Grayson LOOKNER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-25"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a5b3b25-faf6-41c7-8346-06d0f450ee83"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096805"
source_hash: "567fc00cbca1b73be54e06637827a6959b5f2cd4e978d6cec4382cb2da171ebf"
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 731 (132) — An Act To Prohibit Municipalities From Barring The Creation Of Homeless Shelters

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-176)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0473&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 156** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0473&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 731 HP 473** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0473&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Grayson LOOKNER — primary (person)
- Flavia DEBRITO — cosponsor (person)
- John EDER — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-25** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2025-05-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-176). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-176) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-176), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2025-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+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/8a5b3b25-faf6-41c7-8346-06d0f450ee83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).