Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1628: An Act to Allow Municipalities to Regulate Exterior Lights
Status: Failed, May 29, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Regulate Exterior Lights Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative QUINT of Hodgdon. Cosponsored by Representatives: ADAMS of Lebanon, COLLAMORE of Pittsfield, DOUDERA of Camden, GEIGER of Rockland, MATLACK of St. George, WHITE of Guilford, WHITE of Ellsworth, Senator: GROHOSKI of Hancock. Printed on recycled paper.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Allow Municipalities to Regulate Exterior Lights Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative QUINT of Hodgdon. Cosponsored by Representatives: ADAMS of Lebanon, COLLAMORE of Pittsfield, DOUDERA of Camden, GEIGER of Rockland, MATLACK of St. George, WHITE of Guilford, WHITE of Ellsworth, Senator: GROHOSKI of Hancock. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §3015 is enacted to read: §3015. Regulation of exterior lights A municipality may adopt an ordinance to regulate an exterior light to prevent the brilliance or positioning of the exterior light from causing undue annoyance or otherwise adversely affecting the health or safety of a member of the public or the enjoyment or use of another property, including requiring the exterior light to be positioned to shine downward or otherwise be directed away from the public or another property or be equipped with a shield to narrow the beam of light projected by the exterior light. SUMMARY 1111 This bill allows municipalities to adopt ordinances to regulate exterior lights to prevent 1122 the brilliance or positioning of the …
Sponsors
- Tracy Quint (R, 8) · primary sponsor