# Maine LD 1133: An Act to Allow Electric Vehicle Charging Stations by Condominium and Residential Associations Maine LD 1133, An Act to Allow Electric Vehicle Charging Stations by Condominium and Residential Associations, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Michael Tipping; status signed, last action 2025-06-12 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 280); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1133-132 - 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 1133 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Allow Electric Vehicle Charging Stations by Condominium and Residential Associations - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-18 - Last action: 2025-06-12, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 280 - Sponsor: Michael Tipping - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTOR VEHICLES - ELECTRIC VEHICLES - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (21 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Condo owners can install chargers: benefit, medium. Starting January 1, 2026, condo rules that ban or unreasonably limit a charger in your unit parking space or a limited common element space are void. You can apply to install a charger. The board must confirm it got your application within 30 days. The board must approve or deny in writing within 6… - Owners pay all charger costs: cost, high. To get approval, you must accept key conditions in writing. You must give a certificate of insurance within 14 days of approval in amounts the board sets. You must pay all installation costs, including equipment, permits, engineering, legal work, and any higher master insurance premiums. You pay fo… - Boards can add chargers, assign losses: mixed, medium. Your association may install shared chargers in common areas and set rules for their use. It may create new parking spaces to make charger installs possible. It may require you to remove your charger before a sale unless the buyer agrees to take it. It may charge you for any uninsured loss related… - Safety rules and NEMA plug exception: mixed, low. All chargers must meet state, federal, and local health and safety rules. You do not have to keep liability insurance for an existing NEMA‑standard AC power plug. This insurance exception is narrow; the safety rules still apply. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael Tipping - Cosponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: David Boyer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Denise Tepler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Laurie Osher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicole C. Grohoski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sean Faircloth (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Timothy E. Nangle (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: W. Crockett (Independent), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-04 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 21 | 13 | | ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-12: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 280 - 2025-06-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-05: Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-257) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-257). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-04: Reports READ On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 350 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-257) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-257) Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-18: Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-257), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0457&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0457&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0457&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 - [Amendment C-A (S-257), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0457&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0457&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0457&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-LD1133-132 (as of 2026-10-17).