# Maine LD 103: An Act to Reorganize and Simplify Certain Exceptions in the Use Regulation Law Maine LD 103, An Act to Reorganize and Simplify Certain Exceptions in the Use Regulation Law, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by William Pluecker (Independent); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 11); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD103-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 103 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Reorganize and Simplify Certain Exceptions in the Use Regulation Law - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 11 - Sponsor: William Pluecker (Independent) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION, LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION - LURC PLANNING - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No permits for county road repairs: benefit, low. County governments do not need a commission permit to repair or maintain county roads, bridges, or culverts. They must follow the commission’s standards when doing the work. - Small campground rules and permit relief: mixed, medium. The law renames a “campsite” as a “minor campground” and sets clear limits. A minor campground uses tents or registered campers, has no pressurized water, and only simple structures like outhouses or picnic tables. It can have up to 4 sites and up to 12 people per site, unless the owner files a dif… - Faster permits for DEP and energy projects: mixed, medium. For projects that need DEP permits under wind siting, site location, mining, or solid and hazardous waste laws, a separate commission permit is not required if the developer files a notice and map and the commission certifies the use is allowed and meets any commission standards not reviewed by DEP… - Old permit exemptions removed and updated: mixed, low. The law deletes four older paragraphs in the land use permitting statutes. This cleans up and reorganizes prior exceptions. Anyone who relied on those specific paragraphs no longer has those old carve‑outs. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: William Pluecker (Independent), House ## Actions (7) - 2025-03-25: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 11 - 2025-03-20: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-11: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCEUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-03-04: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-01-08: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0068&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0068&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0068&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0068&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD103-132 (as of 2026-10-17).