---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing Zoning Ordinance Variances For Persons With Permanent Disabilities"
description: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing Zoning Ordinance Variances For Persons With Permanent Disabilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 907"
citation: "Maine LD 907 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "VARIANCES", "ZONING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James LIBBY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-05"
last_action: "2025-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d72db773-b23c-4496-b120-7b30048e1890"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097183"
source_hash: "80baaa5755e8f8fa810ae504cbbdd125440d9d1d060409f060c66204d0fc6bac"
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 907 (132) — An Act To Amend The Law Governing Zoning Ordinance Variances For Persons With Permanent Disabilities

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-51)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0396&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 103** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0396&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 907 SP 396** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0396&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- James LIBBY — primary (person)
- Joseph MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan WADSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-05** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, 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.
- **2025-05-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-51) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-51). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-51). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+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/d72db773-b23c-4496-b120-7b30048e1890`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).