# Maine LD 398: An Act to Amend the Definition of "Transient Occupancy" in the Laws Governing the Maine Land Use Planning Commission Maine LD 398, An Act to Amend the Definition of "Transient Occupancy" in the Laws Governing the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Timothy Guerrette (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 61); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD398-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 398 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Amend the Definition of "Transient Occupancy" in the Laws Governing the Maine Land Use Planning Commission - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 61 - Sponsor: Timothy Guerrette (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: PUBLIC LANDS, PUBLIC LANDS - ACCESS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Short-term stays allowed up to 150 days: benefit, medium. In areas overseen by the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, stays up to 150 days per calendar year count as short-term (transient). The old limit was 120 days. This helps property owners, renters, and short-term rental hosts by allowing 30 more days each year. The law takes effect when approved un… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Timothy Guerrette (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ann Fredericks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Drinkwater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Thorne (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lucien Daigle (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Babin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Cooper (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Henderson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Roger Albert (Republican), House ## Actions (10) - 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 61 - 2025-05-06: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-04-30: 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) - 2025-04-29: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCEUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-04-24: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-08: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.On motion by Senator Curry of Waldo for the Committee on Housing and Economic Development REFERRED to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Report of the Chair-Pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2Representative GERE from the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Reports a recommendation for a CHANGE OF COMMITEE.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.On motion of Representative GERE, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.Sent for concurrence. (House) - 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House) - 2025-02-04: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-02-04: 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 - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0252&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0252&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 - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0252&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0252&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) - [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-LD398-132 (as of 2026-10-17).