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An Act to Require the Maine Office of Community Affairs to Establish a Technical Assistance Materials Hub

An Act to Require the Maine Office of Community Affairs to Establish a Technical Assistance Materials Hub

Housing
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Glenn Curry
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Require the Maine Office of Community Affairs to Establish a Technical Assistance Materials Hub

An Act to Require the Maine Office of Community Affairs to Establish a Technical Assistance Materials Hub Sponsor: Senator Glenn Curry Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require the Maine Office of Community Affairs to Establish a Technical Assistance Materials Hub 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 - 132LR2636(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2636(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1995 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 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-05 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2026-03-03 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2026-02-05 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2026-01-13 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2026-01-13 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-12-03 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require the Maine Office of Community Affairs to Establish a Technical Assistance Materials Hub
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 - 132LR2636(04)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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S.P. 808 - L.D. 1995
An Act to Require the Maine Office of Community Affairs to Establish a
Technical Assistance Materials Hub
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3209 is enacted to read:
§3209. Technical assistance materials hub
1. Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates,
"technical assistance materials hub" or "hub" means a centralized source of information
that provides available resources and data to guide decision makers planning for and
implementing projects.
2. Hub established. The office shall coordinate with appropriate tribal, state, regional
and local entities to establish and maintain a technical assistance materials hub on the
publicly accessible website maintained by the office. The office shall make available
through the hub materials addressing a wide variety of topics relevant to communities in
this State, including, but not limited to, planning, climate resilience, housing and
development. The office may also make available through the hub any of the following
materials:
A. A collection of the best available resources regarding projections and models,
assessments and data pertaining to the topics addressed by materials made available
pursuant to this subsection;
B. Tools that allow for the visualization of regions and communities across the State
and that integrate best available data pertaining to the topics addressed by materials
made available pursuant to this subsection;
C. A library of white papers, case studies, research articles and best practices that are
searchable by relevance to region, locality and sector pertaining to the topics addressed
by materials made available pursuant to this subsection;
D. Information about funding opportunities for communities; and
E. Regionally prioritized best practice projects that support regional collaboration.
3. Updates. The office shall regularly update the hub.
APPROVED
MARCH 9, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
556
PUBLIC LAW