# Maine LD 2225: An Act to Support Municipal Enforcement of Residential Construction Laws, Codes and Regulations

Maine LD 2225, An Act to Support Municipal Enforcement of Residential Construction Laws, Codes and Regulations, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-16 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 736); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2225
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Support Municipal Enforcement of Residential Construction Laws, Codes and Regulations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Last action: 2026-04-16, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 736
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: HOUSING, HOUSING - CONSTRUCTION
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (41 yes, 26 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Retirement rules protected for transferred staff: benefit, medium. If your job moves from the Department of Public Safety’s building codes unit to the Office of Community Affairs, you keep your prior retirement rules. You keep the old qualification rules and how your service retirement is calculated. This protects affected workers from losing benefits because of t…
- Clearer rules and training for modular homes: benefit, low. The law adds a national off-site construction standard to Maine’s referenced codes. Municipal code officers and builders use this standard when reviewing and enforcing off-site and modular work. The law also requires code officer training on how to enforce rules for industrialized housing. Industri…
- Regional code enforcement pilot by 2027: benefit, low. The Office of Community Affairs runs a regional code enforcement pilot through the Housing Opportunity Program. It starts no later than January 1, 2027 and can last up to three years. The office evaluates the pilot as it runs. It files yearly reports by January 15 and a final report within 60 days…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 19 | 14 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | ACCEPT REPORT | pass | 22 | 12 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 736
- 2026-04-14: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-14: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-603) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1070) thereto. Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: On motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, the House RECEDED.On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, House Amendment "A" (H-1070) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-603) was READ and ADOPTED.Committee Amendment "A" (S-603) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1070) thereto was ADOPTED.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-603) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1070) thereto.In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-14: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table. Same Senator moved to SUSPEND THE RULES to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-603) in concurrence. On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook OBJECTED. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs In NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-02: 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" (S-603) 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" (S-603). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Reports READ.On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 847 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-603) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-603) Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTIn concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-03: Report READ and ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 727 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill and accompanying papers REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-603), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0908&item=2&snum=132)
- Amendment H-A to C-A (H-1070), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0908&item=7&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0908&item=8&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0908&item=1&snum=132)

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- 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-603), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0908&item=2&snum=132)
- [Amendment H-A to C-A (H-1070), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0908&item=7&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0908&item=8&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0908&item=1&snum=132)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2225-132 (as of 2026-10-17).