---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Residential Use Development In Commercial Districts"
description: "An Act To Allow Residential Use Development In Commercial Districts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 997"
citation: "Maine LD 997 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HOUSING", "REGULATION", "RESIDENTIAL USE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marc MALON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-11"
last_action: "2025-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d5e02d8-a02f-441f-aa51-8e3cfc520e0a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097355"
source_hash: "fcf1f54362e3271500b6188cc6714d7f95c0df8669e464916111f58ef35eac45"
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 997 (132) — An Act To Allow Residential Use Development In Commercial Districts

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-686)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0644&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 364** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0644&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 997 HP 644** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0644&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Marc MALON — primary (person)
- Cassie JULIA — cosponsor (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-11** Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-11** 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.
- **2025-06-13** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-13** On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-686) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-686). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** Reports READ
- **2025-06-13** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2025-06-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-686) READ. READ and ADOPTED in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-686) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-12T04:00:00+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/8d5e02d8-a02f-441f-aa51-8e3cfc520e0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).