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LD445 • 2025

An Act to Stimulate Housing Production by Increasing the Threshold Before Participation in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Is Mandatory

An Act to Stimulate Housing Production by Increasing the Threshold Before Participation in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Is Mandatory

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Sponsor
Representative John Ducharme
Last action
2025-03-20
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Stimulate Housing Production by Increasing the Threshold Before Participation in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Is Mandatory

An Act to Stimulate Housing Production by Increasing the Threshold Before Participation in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Is Mandatory Sponsor: Representative John Ducharme Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Stimulate Housing Production by Increasing the Threshold Before Participation in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Is Mandatory Sponsor: Representative John Ducharme Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-20 Senate

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

  2. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-03-06 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-03-06 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-02-04 House

    Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Stimulate Housing Production by Increasing the Threshold Before Participation in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Is Mandatory
Sponsor:
Representative John Ducharme
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. 445
H.P. 299 House of Representatives, February 4, 2025
An Act to Stimulate Housing Production by Increasing the
Threshold Before Participation in the Maine Uniform Building and
Energy Code Is Mandatory
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative DUCHARME of Madison.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ARATA of New Gloucester, BLIER of Buxton, COOPER of
Windham, CRAY of Palmyra, POIRIER of Skowhegan, Senator: BERNARD of Aroostook.

Page 1 - 132LR0998(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2019, c. 391, §5, is further
3 amended to read:
41. Limitations on home rule authority. This chapter provides express limitations on
5 municipal home rule authority. The Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code must be
6 enforced in a municipality that has more than 4,000 10,000 residents. The Maine Uniform
7 Building and Energy Code must be enforced through inspections that comply with Title
8 25, section 2373.
9Sec. 2. 10 MRSA §9724, sub-§1-A, as amended by PL 2019, c. 391, §6, is further
10 amended to read:
111-A. Municipalities up to 4,000 10,000 residents. A municipality of up to 4,000
12 10,000 residents is not required to enforce, but may not adopt or enforce a building code
13 other than the Maine Uniform Building Code, the Maine Uniform Energy Code or the
14 Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code.
15SUMMARY
16 This bill increases from more than 4,000 residents to more than 10,000 residents the
17 size of a municipality that is required to enforce the Maine Uniform Building and Energy
18 Code.
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