# Maine LD 1750: An Act to Require the Attorney General to Create and Update Biennially a Model Residential Lease

Maine LD 1750, An Act to Require the Attorney General to Create and Update Biennially a Model Residential Lease, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by David Boyer (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-06-25 (ACTPUB Chapter 426); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1750
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Require the Attorney General to Create and Update Biennially a Model Residential Lease
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-22
- Last action: 2025-06-25, ACTPUB Chapter 426
- Sponsor: David Boyer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE - LANDLORD AND TENANT
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (56 yes, 89 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- State model lease for renters and landlords: benefit, low. The law requires the Attorney General to create a model residential lease that follows current Maine law, including all required disclosures and attachments. By December 1, 2025, the Attorney General must post the model lease on the Attorney General’s public website. The office updates and reposts…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Boyer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam LEE
- Cosponsor: Amy Arata (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Caruso (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Poirier (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Montell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Henderson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Foley (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-10 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | fail | 56 | 89 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-06-25: ACTPUB Chapter 426
- 2025-06-11: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-10: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-601) Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-601) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-601) in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: Reports READ.Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 407(Yeas 56 - Nays 89 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-601) 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-601).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-22: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-601), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1168&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1168&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1168&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 (H-601), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1168&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1168&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1168&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1750-132 (as of 2026-10-17).