---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Clearance For Occupancy Under The Lead Poisoning Control Act"
description: "An Act Regarding Clearance For Occupancy Under The Lead Poisoning Control Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1481"
citation: "Maine LD 1481 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABATEMENT", "LEAD POISONING", "PUBLIC SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benjamin CHIPMAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-05"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9418d499-0750-4a27-ae66-63c7db77d33e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088315"
source_hash: "74b2b7cfd0ad19f8e294892861de90ba0e17e71a6112a6d0547c599d7ce6bd2e"
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 1481 (131) — An Act Regarding Clearance For Occupancy Under The Lead Poisoning Control Act

## 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=SP0602&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0602&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0602&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0602&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Benjamin CHIPMAN — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Charles SKOLD — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Traci GERE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-05** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-249) READ
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-278) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-249) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-249) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-278) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-249) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-278) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-13** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-249) was READ.
- **2023-06-13** Senate Amendment "A" (S-278) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-249) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-249) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-278) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-249) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-278) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-09T04:00:00+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/9418d499-0750-4a27-ae66-63c7db77d33e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).