---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Promote Investment In Housing"
description: "An Act To Promote Investment In Housing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 916"
citation: "Maine LD 916 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTRUCTION", "HOUSING", "INVESTMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Traci GERE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-05"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d9f099b-2dcc-43b0-a601-b42f59abb5f1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097196"
source_hash: "3b20fa0012d8305835c6e953398de50a5a921b405dd7df93c04bfc7d2e07c959"
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 916 (132) — An Act To Promote Investment In Housing

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-942)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0581&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 682** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0581&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 916 HP 581** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0581&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPTANCE OF REPORT — **20–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Traci GERE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-05** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 5, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-03-05** 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.
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-942). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF THE REPORT in concurrence. Roll Call Ordered
- **2026-04-06** Taken from the table by the President
- **2026-04-06** ACCEPTANCE of the Ought to Pass As Amended Report PREVAILED
- **2026-04-06** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 891 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2026-04-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-04-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-942) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-942) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d9f099b-2dcc-43b0-a601-b42f59abb5f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).