LD2124 • 2025

An Act to Support Emergency Shelter Funding Using Revenue from the Real Estate Transfer Tax

Housing Taxes

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Drew Gattine
Last action: 2026-04-16
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Support Emergency Shelter Funding Using Revenue from the Real Estate Transfer Tax

An Act to Support Emergency Shelter Funding Using Revenue from the Real Estate Transfer Tax Sponsor: Representative Drew Gattine Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

An Act to Support Emergency Shelter Funding Using Revenue from the Real Estate Transfer Tax Sponsor: Representative Drew Gattine Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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C-A (H-887)

Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2746(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2746(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
2124 2 Date: (Filing No.
H- ) 3HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

C-B (H-888)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2746(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2746(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
2124 2 Date: (Filing No.
H- ) 3HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

S-A to C-B (S-688)

Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2746(06) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2746(06) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
2124 2 Date: (Filing No.
S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “B” to H.P.

H-A to C-B (H-1058)

Sponsored By Representative Gattine of Westbrook , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2746(08) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2746(08) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
2124 2 Date: (Filing No.
H- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
4STATE OF MAINE 5HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 HOUSE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “B” to H.P.

Bill History

2026-04-16 Governor
Signed by the Governor
2026-04-14 House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-04-14 Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
2026-03-24 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM
2026-03-03 Committee
Work Session Held
2026-03-03 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2026-02-17 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2026-01-07 Committee
Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Support Emergency Shelter Funding Using Revenue from the Real Estate Transfer Tax
Sponsor:
Representative Drew Gattine
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Page 1 - 132LR2746(09)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 1439 - L.D. 2124
An Act to Support Emergency Shelter Funding Using Revenue from the Real
Estate Transfer Tax
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 36 MRSA §4641-B, sub-§4-B, ¶E-4 is enacted to read:
E-4. Notwithstanding paragraphs E-1 and E-2, the State Controller shall first credit
$1,012,617 in fiscal year 2026-27 of the revenues available to the Maine State Housing
Authority under paragraph E-2, subparagraph (2), division (c) for the Housing
Production Fund established in Title 30-A, section 4773 to the Maine State Housing
Authority, which shall deposit the funds in the authority's shelter operating subsidy
program to support emergency homeless shelters in the State.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
Housing Production Fund N557
Initiative: Reduces allocations to reflect a one-time decrease in revenue from shifting 2%
of real estate transfer tax revenue from the Housing Production Fund program to the Maine
State Housing Authority to be used for the shelter operating subsidy program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 ($1,012,617)
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 ($1,012,617)
Shelter Operating Subsidy 0661
Initiative: Provides a one-time allocation to support emergency homeless shelters in the
State through the authority's shelter operating subsidy program.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $1,012,617
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $1,012,617
APPROVED
APRIL 16, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
729
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR2746(09)

HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS $0 $0
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $0
Sec. 3. Effective date. This Act takes effect September 1, 2026.