---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Statewide Laws Regarding Affordable Housing And Accessory Dwelling Units"
description: "An Act To Clarify Statewide Laws Regarding Affordable Housing And Accessory Dwelling Units"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1706"
citation: "Maine LD 1706 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT", "HOUSING", "ZONING AND LAND USE RESTRICTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marc MALON"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-04-18"
last_action: "2023-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0942e4a9-de5d-464e-b0c4-e5c850dcae29"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088800"
source_hash: "b85453b2ed9bc4c5984764645c5a9a1eca4b88dc0543f8251ce6f7ad94b0118f"
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 1706 (131) — An Act To Clarify Statewide Laws Regarding Affordable Housing And Accessory Dwelling Units

## 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=HP1095&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1095&item=4&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1095&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1095&item=5&snum=131)
5. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1095&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED — **33–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Marc MALON — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Erin SHEEHAN — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- Traci GERE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-18** Joint Select Committee on Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Joint Select Committee on HOUSING.
- **2023-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Joint Select Committee on HOUSING in concurrence
- **2023-06-07** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-07** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-07** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-345) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-345). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-08** Reports READ
- **2023-06-08** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-345) ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-06-08** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 251 Yeas 33 - Nays 1 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-08** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-345) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-345) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0942e4a9-de5d-464e-b0c4-e5c850dcae29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).