---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Municipal Reporting On Residential Buildings"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Municipal Reporting On Residential Buildings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2079"
citation: "Maine LD 2079 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSISTANCE", "HOUSING", "REPORTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Traci GERE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3c396ce-8ee5-4da9-b97f-a06f697c24b5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101129"
source_hash: "ca1094005f844f336d97c893947d71967cfb7decc808b4c275bf50cdf4377cb8"
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 2079 (132) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Municipal Reporting On Residential Buildings

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 591** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1394&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 2079 HP 1394** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1394&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **72–70** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **18–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Traci GERE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-05** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-05** ROLL CALL NO. 638
- **2026-03-05** (Yeas 72 - Nays 70 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-10** Reports READ
- **2026-03-10** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-10** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 747 Yeas 18 - Nays 13 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-10** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2026-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3c396ce-8ee5-4da9-b97f-a06f697c24b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).