Maine 129th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

LD 522 — An Act To Prohibit The Imposition By Municipalities Of General Restrictions On Rents And Rental Properties

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 76 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  3. On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence

  4. Reports Read

  5. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. (Yeas 81 - Nays 50 - Absent 18 - Excused 1 - Vacancy 1)

  7. ROLL CALL NO. 60

  8. On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  9. Reports READ.

  10. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING in concurrence

  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  12. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING.

  13. Committee on Labor and Housing suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Scott STROM

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

ACCEPT MAJ ONTP RPT

Passed 21 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18700
Republican 1700
Democrat 2000
Total 211400
% of votes cast 60%40%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BELLOWS of Kennebec — Yea
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CARPENTER of Aroostook — Yea
CARSON of Cumberland — Yea
CHENETTE of York — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
CLAXTON of Androscoggin — Yea
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Nay
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Yea
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Yea
DOW of Lincoln — Nay
FARRIN of Somerset — Nay
GRATWICK of Penobscot — Yea
HAMPER of Oxford — Nay
HERBIG of Waldo — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Nay
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
LUCHINI of Hancock — Yea
MILLETT of Cumberland — Yea
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Nay
ROSEN of Hancock — Nay
SANBORN, H. of Cumberland — Yea
SANBORN, L. of Cumberland — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

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ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

Passed 81 Yea · 50 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4932014
Republican 51703
Democrat 25102
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 8150019
% of votes cast 54%33%0%13%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Yea
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Nay
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BABINE of Scarborough — Not Voting
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Not Voting
BROOKS of Lewiston — Not Voting
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COREY of Windham — Nay
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Nay
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
CURTIS of Madison — Nay
DENK of Kennebunk — Yea
DeVEAU of Caribou — Nay
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Nay
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Nay
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Not Voting
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HAGGAN of Hampden — Nay
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Nay
HANLEY of Pittston — Nay
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Not Voting
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Not Voting
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Not Voting
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
KESCHL of Belgrade — Nay
KINNEY of Knox — Nay
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Yea
KRYZAK of Acton — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
LOCKMAN of Bradley — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MAREAN of Hollis — Not Voting
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Not Voting
McDONALD of Stonington — Not Voting
McLEAN of Gorham — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PEOPLES of Westbrook — Not Voting
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Nay
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
REED of Carmel — Nay
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
RYKERSON of Kittery — Not Voting
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SCHNECK of Bangor — Yea
SHARPE of Durham — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Nay
STETKIS of Canaan — Nay
STROM of Pittsfield — Nay
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
VEROW of Brewer — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WHITE of Mars Hill — Nay
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Not Voting
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Yea
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Not Voting
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Not Voting
Amy Arata Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Not Voting
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Not Voting
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 522?
LD 522 is sponsored by Scott STROM, Sheldon HANINGTON, Matthew POULIOT, Nathan Wadsworth (Republican), Robert Foley (Republican), and Amy Arata (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 522?
This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track LD 522?
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