---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Mandatory Parking Space Minimums In State And Municipal Building Codes"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Mandatory Parking Space Minimums In State And Municipal Building Codes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 427"
citation: "Maine LD 427 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "PARKING SPACE REGULATIONS", "STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy ROEDER"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1c02d69-8ea5-4d50-9b28-c18578bafa5e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096272"
source_hash: "2bb89c867f5407b40c7211ab97af31060f074b9a5bfa11edacb00fe7ec958a56"
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 427 (132) — An Act To Prohibit Mandatory Parking Space Minimums In State And Municipal Building Codes

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-456)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0281&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-588)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0281&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-348)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0281&item=5&snum=132)
4. **Chapter 374** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0281&item=6&snum=132)
5. **LD 427 HP 281** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0281&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **82–65** (pass) · lower
- Enactment — **71–74** (fail) · lower
- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **72–70** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–16** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **63–83** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy ROEDER — primary (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.
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2025-06-04** Later today assigned.
- **2025-06-10** Speaker laid before the House
- **2025-06-10** Subsequently, motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
- **2025-06-10** ROLL CALL NO. 414
- **2025-06-10** (Yeas 63 - Nays 83 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-10** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** Reports READ
- **2025-06-11** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
- **2025-06-12** Reports Read
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 470 Yeas 19 - Nays 16
- **2025-06-12** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-456) READ.
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo Senate Amendment "A" (S-348) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-456) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-456) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-348) ADOPTED thereto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-456) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-348) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-456) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-348) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** ROLL CALL NO. 504
- **2025-06-13** (Yeas 72 - Nays 70 - Absent 7 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2025-06-16** ROLL CALL NO. 514
- **2025-06-16** (Yeas 71 - Nays 74 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in NON-CONCURRENCE. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-16** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2025-06-16** ROLL CALL NO. 534
- **2025-06-16** (Yeas 82 - Nays 65 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+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/f1c02d69-8ea5-4d50-9b28-c18578bafa5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).