---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Reduce Certain Costs Associated With Residential Construction"
description: "An Act To Reduce Certain Costs Associated With Residential Construction"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2224"
citation: "Maine LD 2224 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTRUCTION", "COSTS", "HOUSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Glenn CURRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-26"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb41e34d-b135-48de-a62e-11cce729cb29"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101720"
source_hash: "f71fa91b542aba4649894b2f2bda790443eb1fe81719a90bdcd1a0c3edc47869"
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 2224 (132) — An Act To Reduce Certain Costs Associated With Residential Construction

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-610)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0907&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 657** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0907&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2224 SP 907** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0907&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Glenn CURRY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-26** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-26** Bill and accompanying papers REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-03-03** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-02** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 846 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2026-04-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-610) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-610) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-02** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-02** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-610) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-610). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb41e34d-b135-48de-a62e-11cce729cb29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).