Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1179: An Act Regarding Safety from Fire for Recreational Vehicles
Status: Signed into law, June 10, 2025
What the bill says
An Act Regarding Safety from Fire for Recreational Vehicles.
From the introduced text:
An Act Regarding Safety from Fire for Recreational Vehicles Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2452, first ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 2011, c. 691, Pt. A, §25, is amended to read: The Commissioner of Public Safety shall adopt and may amend rules governing the safety to life from fire in or around all buildings or other structures, recreational vehicles as defined in National Fire Protection Association standard 1192 and mass outdoor gatherings, as defined in Title 22, section 1601, subsection 2, within the commissioner's jurisdiction. Automatic sprinkler systems may not be required in existing noncommercial places of assembly. Noncommercial places of assembly include those facilities used for such purposes as deliberation, worship, entertainment, amusement or awaiting transportation that have a capacity of 100 to 300 persons. Automatic sprinkler systems may not be required in existing commercial places of assembly that are open for no more than 50 days per calendar year. "Commercial places of assembly" includes bars with live entertainment, dance halls, nightclubs, assembly halls with large open areas in which patrons stand or sit, commonly referred to as "festival seating," and restaurants. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules, except that rules pertaining to fire sprinklers are major substantive rules, both of which are defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‐A. Sec. 2. 25 …
Sponsors
- Rafael Macias (D, 51) · primary sponsor
- Marshall Archer (D, 129)
- Poppy Arford (D, 101)
- Kilton Webb (D, 98)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-420) 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-420), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : 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-420).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 Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: Legislature, HOUSING, Senate, Other, EMERGENCY SHELTER, CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
Common questions
- What is LD1179?
- LD1179 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act Regarding Safety from Fire for Recreational Vehicles.
- What does LD1179 do?
- In its own words: An Act Regarding Safety from Fire for Recreational Vehicles.
- What is the status of LD1179?
- Signed into law as of June 10, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1179?
- Rafael Macias (D, 51), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1179?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1179&snum=132
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