---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure That The Exemption Of Certain Agricultural Buildings From The Maine Uniform Building And Energy Code Includes Maple Sugarhouses"
description: "An Act To Ensure That The Exemption Of Certain Agricultural Buildings From The Maine Uniform Building And Energy Code Includes Maple Sugarhouses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 603"
citation: "Maine LD 603 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUILDING AND ENERGY CODES", "HOUSING", "REGULATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark COOPER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5ec9875-78c2-476b-86d8-94f99d93a6fb"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096673"
source_hash: "a7e630eda987a6fe0dca5b7f96f5b5080cb133cd13722455faf7c1468396952d"
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 603 (132) — An Act To Ensure That The Exemption Of Certain Agricultural Buildings From The Maine Uniform Building And Energy Code Includes Maple Sugarhouses

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 46** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0371&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 603 HP 371** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0371&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Mark COOPER — primary (person)
- Alicia COLLINS — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara BAGSHAW — cosponsor (person)
- Caldwell JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Dean CRAY — cosponsor (person)
- Marygrace CIMINO — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)
- Rolf OLSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `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.
- **2025-04-15** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-15** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-04-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-04-11T04:00:00+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/c5ec9875-78c2-476b-86d8-94f99d93a6fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).