Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1041: An Act to Preserve Affordability in Publicly Assisted Housing Developments
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Preserve Affordability in Publicly Assisted Housing Developments.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Preserve Affordability in Publicly Assisted Housing Developments Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §4972, as repealed and replaced by PL 2023, c. 218, §3, is repealed. Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §4972-A is enacted to read: §4972-A. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. 1. Affordability restriction. "Affordability restriction" means, for rental housing: A. A limitation on the rent amount that is based on the income of the person or family renting the unit compared to the area median income or to market rates for rental units in that geographic area; or B. A limitation on the income of the person or family renting the dwelling unit. 2. Financial assistance. "Financial assistance" means funding in the form of grants, loans, rental assistance, subsidies, tax credits or other tax incentives provided by a federal, state or local government entity for which receipt is contingent upon constructing or maintaining dwelling units subject to an affordability restriction. 3. Holder. "Holder" means the Maine State Housing Authority or a municipal housing authority that holds the option to purchase a low-income rental housing project. 4. Low-income rental housing. "Low-income rental housing" means rental housing with 5 or more dwelling units in which any of the dwelling units B. Subject to rents that are controlled, …
Sponsors
- Grayson Lookner (D, 113) · primary sponsor
- Richard Campbell (R, 19)
- Deqa Dhalac (D, 120)
- Jill Duson (D, 27)
- John Eder (R, 136)
- Andrew Gattine (D, 126)
- Cheryl Golek (D, 99)
- Marc Malon (D, 133)
- Anne-Marie Mastraccio (D, 142)
- Ambureen Rana (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-740) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-740) in concurrence
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-740) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-740). 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.
- : Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 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.
Subjects: Legislature, HOUSING, Senate, Other, AFFORDABILITY, ASSISTANCE
Common questions
- What is LD1041?
- LD1041 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Preserve Affordability in Publicly Assisted Housing Developments.
- What does LD1041 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Preserve Affordability in Publicly Assisted Housing Developments.
- What is the status of LD1041?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1041?
- Grayson Lookner (D, 113), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1041?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1041&snum=132
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