# Maine LD 414: An Act to Prohibit Deceptive Pricing in the Rental of Short-term Lodging and in the Sale of Tickets Maine LD 414, An Act to Prohibit Deceptive Pricing in the Rental of Short-term Lodging and in the Sale of Tickets, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Amy Roeder (Democratic); status became law, last action 2025-06-15 (ACTPUB Chapter 311); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD414-132 - 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 414 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Prohibit Deceptive Pricing in the Rental of Short-term Lodging and in the Sale of Tickets - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-06-15, ACTPUB Chapter 311 - Sponsor: Amy Roeder (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BUSINESS PRACTICES, BUSINESS PRACTICES - SALES - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Total price shown for stays and tickets: benefit, low. The law requires ads and offers for short-term lodging and tickets to show the total price up front. The total must include any mandatory fee and be shown more clearly than any other price. Sellers cannot misstate any fee or charge. Taxes and government-imposed fees, reasonable shipping for physica… - State enforcement against hidden fees: benefit, low. The Maine Attorney General enforces this price rule. Violations are unfair and deceptive acts under state consumer law. The Attorney General can investigate and bring actions against advertisers and sellers of short-term lodging and tickets. This increases accountability for failing to show the ful… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Amy Roeder (Democratic), House ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-15: ACTPUB Chapter 311 - 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-29: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-28: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-252) 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-252), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-05-27: 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" (H-252).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (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 - Amendment C-A (H-252), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0268&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0268&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0268&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-252), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0268&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0268&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0268&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-LD414-132 (as of 2026-10-17).