# Maine LD 1498: An Act to Address Maine's Housing Crisis by Limiting Municipal Impact Fees on Housing Development Maine LD 1498, An Act to Address Maine's Housing Crisis by Limiting Municipal Impact Fees on Housing Development, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 480) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1498-132 - 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 1498 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Address Maine's Housing Crisis by Limiting Municipal Impact Fees on Housing Development - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-08 - Last action: 2025-07-01, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 480 - Sponsor: Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: HOUSING, HOUSING - CONSTRUCTION - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (29 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Towns must prove and explain impact fees: benefit, medium. Before charging a fee, the town must show the improvement is needed for the development. The fee must be based on the cost and be proportionate to the project's expected use. The town must publish a policy, at its office or online, explaining how need and each project's share are decided. The town… - Developers pay full-cost impact fees: cost, high. The law lets towns require developers to build needed infrastructure or pay an impact fee instead. A town can set a fee that makes developers pay 100% of a required road, sewer, or other improvement. The town can collect the fee before or after the work is built. Fees may cover wastewater, water, s… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Arthur Mingo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Boyer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Trey L. Stewart (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joshua Morris (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Quentin Chapman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate - Cosponsor: Richard Bradstreet (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ryan Fecteau (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Traci Gere (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-16 | Senate | ACCEPT REPORT | pass | 29 | 6 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-07-01: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 480 - 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 Committee Amendment "A" (H-734) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-476) thereto.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 SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-734) On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-734) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-476) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-734) READ and ADOPTED. Committee Amendment "A" (H-734) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-476) thereto ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-734) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-476) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-17: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-17: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-16: Reports READ On motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-734) Report. Taken from the table by the President Subsequently, the Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-734) Report ACCEPTED Committee Amendment "A" (H-734) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-734) in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-16: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-734).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-08: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-734), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0982&item=2&snum=132) - Amendment S-A to C-A (S-476), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0982&item=4&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0982&item=6&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0982&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 C-A (H-734), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0982&item=2&snum=132) - [Amendment S-A to C-A (S-476), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0982&item=4&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0982&item=6&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0982&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-LD1498-132 (as of 2026-10-19).