---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Housing Quality By Enacting Mold Inspection, Notification And Remediation Requirements"
description: "An Act To Protect Housing Quality By Enacting Mold Inspection, Notification And Remediation Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1927"
citation: "Maine LD 1927 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPLAINTS", "LANDLORD AND TENANT", "REAL ESTATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher KESSLER"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-06"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e67fd23-6ea4-467e-99f9-ee8d69c4ab42"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099091"
source_hash: "155296acae6546869ddd80823a9a60c0eb6918f8ee12e7dd8d2770893f945765"
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 1927 (132) — An Act To Protect Housing Quality By Enacting Mold Inspection, Notification And Remediation Requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-681)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1288&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-682)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1288&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Amendment C-C (H-683)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1288&item=4&snum=132)
4. **Chapter 515** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1288&item=5&snum=132)
5. **LD 1927 HP 1288** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1288&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Christopher KESSLER — primary (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- James LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Karen MONTELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-06** Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-05-06** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** Reports READ
- **2025-06-13** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2025-06-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-681) READ. READ and ADOPTED in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-681) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2025-06-13** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-13** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-681) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-681). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e67fd23-6ea4-467e-99f9-ee8d69c4ab42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).