---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow People To Live In Tiny Homes As A Primary Or Accessory Dwelling"
description: "An Act To Allow People To Live In Tiny Homes As A Primary Or Accessory Dwelling"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1530"
citation: "Maine LD 1530 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES", "PRIMARY DWELLING", "TINY HOMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David McCREA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-15"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0929fc43-8654-4b86-b46f-11e325cca8be"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080468"
source_hash: "bc55b9d7bcf8e00e266911b374f55a601e6655c09a010106eff880dec7591f50"
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 1530 (130) — An Act To Allow People To Live In Tiny Homes As A Primary Or Accessory Dwelling

## 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=HP1134&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1134&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1134&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- David McCREA — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Traci GERE — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-15** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 15, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-04-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Representative MATLACK from the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Reporting that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2021-04-28** REFERENCED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence
- **2021-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-03** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-317) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-317). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** Reports Read
- **2021-06-07** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-317) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-317) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred To - LBHS
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFERRED TO
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0929fc43-8654-4b86-b46f-11e325cca8be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).