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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Increase Protections For Option Contracts For The Purchase Of Real Property Or Rent-To-Own Real Property"
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description: "An Act To Increase Protections For Option Contracts For The Purchase Of Real Property Or Rent-To-Own Real Property"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "130"
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identifier: "LD 1380"
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citation: "Maine LD 1380 (130)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "OPTION CONTRACTS", "REAL ESTATE SALES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Thom HARNETT"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-04-05"
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last_action: "2021-06-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f84f177-d5e7-4ada-926d-81a27cb2d542"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080194"
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source_hash: "68d434e1bb007f3de3405d8a3a9c3cd0f63af7d59a67f2c9ca7b4ff088cf8e82"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 1380 (130) — An Act To Increase Protections For Option Contracts For The Purchase Of Real Property Or Rent-To-Own Real Property
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1014&item=1&snum=130)
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2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1014&item=3&snum=130)
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## Votes
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- ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT — **22–13** (pass) · upper
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- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **79–62** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Thom HARNETT — primary (person)
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- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
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- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
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- Sarah PEBWORTH — cosponsor (person)
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- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-04-05** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 5, 2021. `receipt`
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- **2021-04-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-17** Reports READ.
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- **2021-06-17** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2021-06-17** ROLL CALL NO. 352
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- **2021-06-17** (Yeas 79 - Nays 62 - Absent 10 - Excused 0)
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- **2021-06-17** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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- **2021-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
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- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2021-06-17** Reports READ
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- **2021-06-17** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED
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- **2021-06-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 427 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
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- **2021-06-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules READ A SECOND TIME And PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2021-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
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- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f84f177-d5e7-4ada-926d-81a27cb2d542`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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