# Maine LD 603: An Act to Ensure That the Exemption of Certain Agricultural Buildings from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Includes Maple Sugarhouses

Maine LD 603, An Act to Ensure That the Exemption of Certain Agricultural Buildings from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Includes Maple Sugarhouses, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Mark Cooper (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-25 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 46); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD603-132
- 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 603
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Ensure That the Exemption of Certain Agricultural Buildings from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Includes Maple Sugarhouses
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-04-25, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 46
- Sponsor: Mark Cooper (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: HOUSING, HOUSING - REGULATION
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Farm buildings exempt from state code: benefit, medium. Farm buildings for livestock, storing harvested crops, or growing crops are exempt from Maine’s building and energy code. The exemption does not cover buildings used to grow cannabis regulated under Title 22 or Title 28‑B. Buildings used mainly to process or store maple sap or syrup (maple sugarhou…
- Local sawmill lumber allowed in code: benefit, low. Builders and property owners can use lumber from local sawmills, even if it is not graded. This material is allowed under Maine’s building and energy code. This can lower material and compliance costs for small builders and manufacturers.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alicia Collins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Bagshaw (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Caldwell Jackson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Cray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marygrace Cimino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randall Hall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard Bradstreet (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rolf Olsen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Guerrette (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-25: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 46
- 2025-04-23: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-17: 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)
- 2025-04-15: 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)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-02-20: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0371&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0371&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=HP0371&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0371&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-LD603-132 (as of 2026-10-17).