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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1375S.P. 569 In Senate, April 1, 2025
Resolve, to Establish a Working Group to Address Regulatory
Barriers to Housing Construction
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 28, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Housing and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator CURRY of Waldo.
Cosponsored by Senators: BAILEY of York, BENNETT of Oxford, HICKMAN of Kennebec,
PIERCE of Cumberland, Representative: GERE of Kennebunkport. Page 1 - 132LR1993(01)1
2 Community Development, Housing Opportunity Program, referred to in this resolve as "the
3 program," shall convene a working group to examine and recommend solutions for
4 regulatory barriers to housing construction in this State. The working group must be
5 administered by the program and must include, but is not limited to, individuals and
6 representatives of organizations with building and engineering expertise.
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8 shall submit a report, including the findings and recommendations of the working group
9 under section 1, as well as any proposed legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on
10 Housing and Economic Development. After reviewing the report, the committee may
11 report out legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd
12 Legislature.
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14 This resolve directs the Department of Economic and Community Development,
15 Housing Opportunity Program to convene a working group to examine and recommend
16 solutions for regulatory barriers to housing construction in this State. The working group
17 must be administered by the program and must include, but is not limited to, individuals
18 and representatives of organizations with building and engineering expertise. On or before
19 December 31, 2025, the program must submit a report, including the findings and
20 recommendations of the working group, as well as any proposed legislation, to the Joint
21 Standing Committee on Housing and Economic Development. After reviewing the report,
22 the committee may report out legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session
23 of the 132nd Legislature.
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