# Maine LD 970: An Act to Support Affordable Housing Development Maine LD 970, An Act to Support Affordable Housing Development, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Marc Malon (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-11 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 262); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD970-132 - 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 970 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Support Affordable Housing Development - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-07 - Last action: 2025-06-11, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 262 - Sponsor: Marc Malon (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: HOUSING AUTHORITY, HOUSING AUTHORITY - PROGRAMS - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier new homes at permitted sites: benefit, low. The law lets permittees at already‑permitted developments add new homes without a new state permitting review. The extra disturbed ground not replanted must be 40,000 sq ft or less per calendar year, and 80,000 sq ft or less in total. Any building for more than four families must connect to public… - Yearly reports and stormwater proof: cost, low. Permittees who use the exemption must notify the Maine Department of Environmental Protection each year about the past 12 months of work. The notice must list the type, location, and ground area disturbed. Permittees must include development plans certified by a professional engineer. If the site l… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Marc Malon (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amanda Collamore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Arthur Mingo (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cheryl Golek (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chip Curry (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate - Cosponsor: Ryan Fecteau (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany Roberts (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Traci Gere (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yusuf Yusuf (Democratic), House ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-11: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 262 - 2025-06-05: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-04: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-03: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-449) 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-449), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-06-03: 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-449).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) - 2025-03-07: Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 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 - Amendment C-A (H-449), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0630&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0630&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0630&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-449), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0630&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0630&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0630&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-LD970-132 (as of 2026-10-17).