# Maine LD 1765: An Act to Ensure Affordability and Stability in Residential Housing and in Manufactured Housing Communities Maine LD 1765, An Act to Ensure Affordability and Stability in Residential Housing and in Manufactured Housing Communities, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Cassie Julia (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-18 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 365) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1765-132 - 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 1765 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Ensure Affordability and Stability in Residential Housing and in Manufactured Housing Communities - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-23 - Last action: 2025-06-18, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 365 - Sponsor: Cassie Julia (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: HOUSING, HOUSING - MANUFACTURED HOUSING - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (75 yes, 69 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State study on rent and manufactured-home help: benefit, low. The law directs the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to create a model rent-stabilization ordinance and post it on its public website. The office studies barriers to building homes on vacant lots. It explores ways to keep lot rent and fees affordable in manufactured-home communities, incl… - Manufactured home communities: licenses and disclosures: mixed, low. The law requires anyone who runs a manufactured housing community for pay to have a state license and post it visibly. Applicants must show they can meet the subchapter’s minimum standards and rules. The application must list the legal name and any parent or subsidiary companies, the number of site… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cassie Julia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Arthur Mingo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Denise Tepler (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Flavia DeBrito (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John Eder (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laura Supica (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laurie Osher (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marc Malon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Poppy Arford (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-13 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 75 | 69 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-18: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 365 - 2025-06-16: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-16: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-13: On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-672), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-06-13: Reports READ.On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 469(Yeas 75 - Nays 69 - Absent 5 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-672) 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-672). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-23: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-23: 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 C-A (H-672), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1184&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1184&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1184&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-672), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1184&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1184&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1184&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-LD1765-132 (as of 2026-10-19).