# Maine LD 1184: An Act to Require Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted and Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued Maine LD 1184, An Act to Require Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted and Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Traci Gere (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-07 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 495) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1184-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1184 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Require Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted and Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-20 - Last action: 2025-07-07, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 495 - Sponsor: Traci Gere (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - PLANNING - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (73 yes, 65 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Larger towns report housing data with state help: mixed, low. Municipalities with 4,000 or more residents must send a housing report to the Maine Office of Community Affairs by January 31 each year. The report lists residential building permit applications submitted, approved, and denied by type: single-family, single-family with an accessory dwelling unit, 2… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Traci Gere (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Arthur Mingo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Ankeles (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chip Curry (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John Eder (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marc Malon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate - Cosponsor: Valli Geiger (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Victoria Doudera (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yusuf Yusuf (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-25 | House | RECEDE AND CONCUR | pass | 73 | 65 | | ## Actions (12) - 2025-07-07: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 495 - 2025-06-25: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-25: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-25: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-469).ROLL CALL NO. 596(Yeas 73 - Nays 65 - Absent 11 - Excused 2)ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-25: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-383) was ADOPTED and INDEFINITELY POSTPONE the same. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-469) READ and ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-469) in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-05: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-04: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-03: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-383) Report ACCEPTED Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-383) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-383) in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Reports READ.On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-383) 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" (H-383). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 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. (House) - 2025-03-20: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-20: 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. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment S-A (S-469), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0789&item=5&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0789&item=7&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0789&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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 S-A (S-469), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0789&item=5&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0789&item=7&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0789&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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [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 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-LD1184-132 (as of 2026-10-19).