---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Definition Of \"Transient Occupancy\" In The Laws Governing The Maine Land Use Planning Commission"
description: "An Act To Amend The Definition Of \"Transient Occupancy\" In The Laws Governing The Maine Land Use Planning Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 398"
citation: "Maine LD 398 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCESS", "PUBLIC LANDS", "TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy GUERRETTE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b326073-fb01-4c24-86f7-7fc896a159f7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096240"
source_hash: "0291efd228b7cb408cd43ee5d58063d92fb1b215e9f2c8a6fc7cacc7a967c6dd"
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 398 (132) — An Act To Amend The Definition Of "Transient Occupancy" In The Laws Governing The Maine Land Use Planning Commission

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 61** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0252&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 398 HP 252** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0252&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Timothy GUERRETTE — primary (person)
- Ann FREDERICKS — cosponsor (person)
- Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
- James THORNE — cosponsor (person)
- Lucien DAIGLE — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)
- Mark COOPER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)
- Roger ALBERT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-04-03** Report of the Chair-Pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
- **2025-04-03** Representative GERE from the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Reports a recommendation for a CHANGE OF COMMITEE.
- **2025-04-03** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-03** On motion of Representative GERE, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Sent for concurrence.
- **2025-04-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-08** On motion by Senator Curry of Waldo for the Committee on Housing and Economic Development REFERRED to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-24** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-29** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-04-30** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-04-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Refer Approved by Chairs/Leads - REFER TO OTHER
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFER TO OTHER
- **2025-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b326073-fb01-4c24-86f7-7fc896a159f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).