---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Lead Abatement In Older Residential Properties"
description: "An Act To Support Lead Abatement In Older Residential Properties"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 470"
citation: "Maine LD 470 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABATEMENT", "LEAD POISONING", "PUBLIC SAFETY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristen CLOUTIER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02e4c010-13ed-46dc-96d1-8662503f7fbd"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085856"
source_hash: "cf25b0ae95eecef06a16ed82dccde50eea98dc982a2a6b297f39788872f49142"
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 470 (131) — An Act To Support Lead Abatement In Older Residential Properties

## 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=HP0287&item=4&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0287&item=2&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0287&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0287&item=5&snum=131)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT - EMER — **81–63** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kristen CLOUTIER — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Mana ABDI — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
- Raegan LaROCHELLE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** Joint Select Committee on Housing suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Joint Select Committee on HOUSING.
- **2023-02-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Joint Select Committee on HOUSING in concurrence
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-100). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-05-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-100) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-11** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-16** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-16** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-100), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-05-18** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-05-18** FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2023-05-18** HELD at the Request of Representative RIELLY of Westbrook.
- **2023-05-23** On motion of Representative RIELLY of Westbrook, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2023-05-23** Subsequently, FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2023-05-23** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House being necessary, a total was taken.
- **2023-05-23** ROLL CALL NO. 93
- **2023-05-23** (Yeas 81 - Nays 63 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Vacant - 1)
- **2023-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- **2023-05-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-100) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-100) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator The Senate INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Committee Amendment "A" (H-100)
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-452) READ and ADOPTED
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-452) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED Senate Amendment "A" (S-452). `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+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/02e4c010-13ed-46dc-96d1-8662503f7fbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).