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LD319 • 2025

An Act to Allow Residential Housing on Church Property Located in Commercial Zones

An Act to Allow Residential Housing on Church Property Located in Commercial Zones

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Sponsor
Representative Traci Gere
Last action
2025-05-27
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Allow Residential Housing on Church Property Located in Commercial Zones

An Act to Allow Residential Housing on Church Property Located in Commercial Zones Sponsor: Representative Traci Gere Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Allow Residential Housing on Church Property Located in Commercial Zones Sponsor: Representative Traci Gere Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-27 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-22 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-16 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-01-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Allow Residential Housing on Church Property Located in Commercial Zones
Sponsor:
Representative Traci Gere
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 319
H.P. 219 House of Representatives, February 3, 2025
An Act to Allow Residential Housing on Church Property Located
in Commercial Zones
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Housing and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed
pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative GERE of Kennebunkport.

Page 1 - 132LR2092(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2CONCEPT DRAFT
3SUMMARY
4 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
5 This bill proposes to allow residential housing on church property located in
6 commercial zones.
4