Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD546: Resolve, to Require the Preparation of Preapproved Building Types
Status: Signed into law, June 8, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
LAW WITHOUT CHAPTER GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE 48 JUNE 8, 2025 RESOLVES STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE _____ H.P. 365 - L.D. 546 Resolve, to Require the Preparation of Preapproved Building Types Sec. 1. Preapproved building types. Resolved: That the Maine Office of Community Affairs, referred to in this resolve as "the office," shall contract with an appropriate consultant to establish a set of building types that municipalities may adopt as preapproved building types in order to reduce the cost and time associated with processing building permit applications. The office shall: 1. Require the consultant to develop no fewer than 5 and no more than 8 preapproved building types. Preapproved building types may include, but are not limited to, singlefamily homes, duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes and mixed-use residential and retail buildings. Each preapproved building type must include no fewer than 8 and no more than 10 design options for building components. For purposes of this section, "building components" include dormers, rear and side additions, windows, porches, stoops, cross gables and other elements that add volume to a building. For each preapproved building type, multiple design options must be prepared to reflect the vernacular architecture in the State, with a range of building components that allow for permitted modifications for each preapproved building type. For purposes …
Sponsors
- Traci Gere (D, 134) · primary sponsor
- Mark Blier (R, 138)
- Richard Bradstreet (R, 15)
- Richard Campbell (R, 19)
- Victoria Doudera (D, 41)
- John Ducharme (R, 71)
- Ryan Fecteau (D, 132)
- Cassie Julia (D, 65)
- Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D, 142)
- Arthur Mingo (R, 9)
Latest actions
- : FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
- : FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-235) 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-235), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-235).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in concurrence
- : Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and ordered printed. The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: CONSTRUCTION, Legislature, HOUSING, Senate, Other, PREAPPROVED TYPES
Common questions
- What is LD546?
- LD546 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, to Require the Preparation of Preapproved Building Types.
- What is the status of LD546?
- Signed into law as of June 8, 2025. Latest action: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. (May 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD546?
- Traci Gere (D, 134), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD546?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=546&snum=132
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