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LD1375 • 2025

Resolve, to Establish a Working Group to Address Regulatory Barriers to Housing Construction

Resolve, to Establish a Working Group to Address Regulatory Barriers to Housing Construction

Housing
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Glenn Curry
Last action
2025-06-10
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, to Establish a Working Group to Address Regulatory Barriers to Housing Construction

Resolve, to Establish a Working Group to Address Regulatory Barriers to Housing Construction Sponsor: Senator Glenn Curry Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Establish a Working Group to Address Regulatory Barriers to Housing Construction Sponsor: Senator Glenn Curry Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1993(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1993(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1375 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-10 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-04 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-03 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-02 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-28 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Establish a Working Group to Address Regulatory Barriers to Housing Construction
Sponsor:
Senator Glenn Curry
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1993(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 569 - L.D. 1375
Resolve, to Establish a Working Group to Address Regulatory Barriers to
Housing Construction
Sec. 1. Working group. Resolved: That the Office of Policy, Innovation and the
Future, referred to in this resolve as "the office," shall within existing resources convene a
working group to examine and recommend solutions for regulatory barriers to housing
construction in this State. The working group must be administered by the office and must
include, but is not limited to, individuals and representatives of organizations with building
and engineering expertise and state and local building code experience. The office shall
designate a chair of the working group.
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, on or before December 31, 2025, the office shall
submit a report, including the findings and recommendations of the working group under
section 1, as well as any proposed legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Housing
and Economic Development. After reviewing the report, the committee may report out
legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
APPROVED
JUNE 10, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
64
RESOLVES