LD698 • 2025

An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine

Housing

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross
Last action: 2025-07-01
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine

An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine Sponsor: Senator Rachel Talbot Ross 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 (S-124)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0205(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0205(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
698 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 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

C-B (S-125)

Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0205(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0205(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
698 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 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

S-A (S-460)

Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0205(05) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0205(05) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
698 2 Date: (Filing No.
S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

2025-07-01 Governor
Signed by the Governor
2025-06-25 House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-25 Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 652 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
2025-05-20 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM
2025-04-08 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-08 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-02-20 Committee
Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine
Sponsor:
Senator Rachel Talbot Ross
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Page 1 - 132LR0205(07)
STATE OF MAINE
_____
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 315 - L.D. 698
An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Transfer of real estate transfer tax revenue. Notwithstanding the Maine
Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 4641-B, subsection 4-B, paragraphs E-1 and E-3, for
fiscal year 2025-26 only, prior to the transfer pursuant to Title 36, section 4641-B,
subsection 4-B, paragraph E-3, the State Controller shall first credit $2,982,000 of the
revenues available to the Maine State Housing Authority for the Housing Opportunities for
Maine Fund established in Title 30-A, section 4853 and $1,491,000 of the revenue available
to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Housing First Fund established in
Title 22, section 20-A, subsection 2 to the General Fund.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Housing First Program Z374
Initiative: Deallocates one-time funds for the Housing First Fund in fiscal year 2025-26
only.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other ($1,491,000) $0
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL ($1,491,000) $0

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
DEPARTMENT OF

DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27

OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS ($1,491,000) $0
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS ($1,491,000) $0
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
460
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR0205(07)
HOUSING AUTHORITY, MAINE STATE
Housing Authority - State 0442
Initiative: Deallocates one-time funds for the Housing Opportunities for Maine Fund in
fiscal year 2025-26 only.
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 2025-26 2026-27
All Other ($2,982,000) $0
__________ __________
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL ($2,982,000) $0
Shelter Operating Subsidy 0661
Initiative: Provides one-time funds to support the operation of emergency homeless shelters
in the State to be allocated as part of the operations share of the shelter operating subsidy
through the Maine State Housing Authority's emergency shelter and housing assistance
program.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $4,473,000 $0
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $4,473,000 $0

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

GENERAL FUND $4,473,000 $0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS ($2,982,000) $0
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $1,491,000 $0

SECTION TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27

GENERAL FUND $4,473,000 $0
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS ($4,473,000) $0
__________ __________
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $0