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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Homeowners From Unfair Agreements To Exclusively List Residential Real Estate For Sale"
description: "An Act To Protect Homeowners From Unfair Agreements To Exclusively List Residential Real Estate For Sale"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1306"
citation: "Maine LD 1306 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS", "REAL ESTATE SALES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arthur BELL"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-23"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7b6420a-41bf-4e1b-8e17-5602cf4a7622"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087963"
source_hash: "b95c69ff3364cdee2a4586f628cc2b4a2b7c1806f26ccbf271255621b8f53144"
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 1306 (131) — An Act To Protect Homeowners From Unfair Agreements To Exclusively List Residential Real Estate For Sale
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0831&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0831&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0831&item=3&snum=131)
## Sponsors
- Arthur BELL — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-23** Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-487). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-14** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-487) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-487), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-13T04:00:00+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/d7b6420a-41bf-4e1b-8e17-5602cf4a7622`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).