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LD413 • 2025

An Act Regarding Disclosure by Sellers of Residential Real Property of Notices of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Violations

An Act Regarding Disclosure by Sellers of Residential Real Property of Notices of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Violations

Housing Land
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative John Ducharme
Last action
2025-05-13
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding Disclosure by Sellers of Residential Real Property of Notices of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Violations

An Act Regarding Disclosure by Sellers of Residential Real Property of Notices of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Violations Sponsor: Representative John Ducharme Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Disclosure by Sellers of Residential Real Property of Notices of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Violations Sponsor: Representative John Ducharme Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0917(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0917(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 413 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 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-13 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-04-30 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-04-29 House

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

  4. 2025-04-22 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-06 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-06 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Disclosure by Sellers of Residential Real Property of Notices of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Violations
Sponsor:
Representative John Ducharme
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0917(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 267 - L.D. 413
An Act Regarding Disclosure by Sellers of Residential Real Property of
Notices of Shoreland Zoning Ordinance Violations
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 33 MRSA §173, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 602, §5 and reallocated
by RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. A, §52, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
8. Shoreland zoning ordinance. Detailed information on any of the following related
to a shoreland zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to Title 38, chapter 3, subchapter 1,
article 2-B:
A. A notice of violation issued by a municipal official or state agency;
B. A pending enforcement action;
C. Litigation;
D. A court judgment; and
E. A settlement or consent agreement.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

MAY 13, 2025
CHAPTER
69
PUBLIC LAW