# Maine LD 2149: An Act to Protect Affordability in Mobile Home Parks and Manufactured Housing Communities

Maine LD 2149, An Act to Protect Affordability in Mobile Home Parks and Manufactured Housing Communities, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Cameron D. Reny (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 688); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2149
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Protect Affordability in Mobile Home Parks and Manufactured Housing Communities
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-07
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 688
- Sponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: HOUSING, HOUSING - MANUFACTURED HOUSING
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (99 yes, 79 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Park sellers get a tax deduction: benefit, high. For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, qualifying park-sale gains receive a Maine income tax deduction. Individual and corporate taxpayers can deduct up to $750,000 of qualifying capital gains, not $750,000 of tax owed. The sale must transfer more than 50% ownership in real estate use…
- Community operators must document renewal compliance: cost, low. Manufactured housing community operators must provide satisfactory evidence that their communities can meet minimum standards and rules when renewing licenses. Renewal applications must include the information required for a new license. This includes the number of sites to be licensed or relicense…
- Park buyers face fees and penalties: cost, low. Buyers of manufactured housing communities and mobile home parks owe $10,000 per licensed lot occupied or developed for occupancy. Buying a direct or indirect controlling interest also triggers the fee, generally when ownership exceeds 50%. Certain buyers acting together are counted together. Exemp…
- Housing fund can pay contractor costs: mixed, low. Maine's housing preservation fund supports affordability and transfers to resident, nonprofit, or public ownership. Deed registries retain 5% of collected transfer fees and send the remaining 95% to the state monthly for the fund. The Maine State Housing Authority can use up to 5% of the fund for o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cheryl Golek (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Donna Bailey (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | House | RECEDE AND CONCUR | pass | 77 | 71 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | ACCEPT REPORT | pass | 22 | 8 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 688
- 2026-04-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-08: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-636) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-645).ROLL CALL NO. 764(Yeas 77 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-08: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo Senate Amendment "A" (S-645) READ and ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-636) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-645) In NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-636) in concurrence. On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-636) in concurrence. Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-07: 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" (S-636).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-06: Report READ and ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 882 Yeas 22 - Nays 8 - Excused 5 - Absent 0 READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-636) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-636).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-01-07: Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-636), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0867&item=2&snum=132)
- Amendment S-A (S-645), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0867&item=4&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0867&item=5&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0867&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-636), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0867&item=2&snum=132)
- [Amendment S-A (S-645), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0867&item=4&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0867&item=5&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0867&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-LD2149-132 (as of 2026-10-17).