An Act To Reduce Rental Housing Costs By Eliminating Additional Fees At Or Prior To The Commencement Of Tenancy
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Apr 5, 2023
Signed Apr 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2024 · House Mar 19, 2024
How they voted
21–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Mar 20, 2024
D
Democratic22
95% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican12
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
18
Committee
15
Amendments
1
Apr 3, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-831) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-838) thereto ADOPTED
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
House Amendment "A" (H-838) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-831) READ and ADOPTED
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-831) READ
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-13-1)
senate
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-831) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-838) thereto was ADOPTED.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subsequently, House Amendment "A" (H-838) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-831) was ADOPTED.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Amended
Motion of Representative LANIGAN of Sanford, to TABLE House Amendment "A" (H-838) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-831) pending ADOPTION FAILED.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
On motion of Representative KESSLER of South Portland, House Amendment "A" (H-838) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-831) was READ.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-831) was READ.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subsequently, on motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (73-62-13)
house
Mar 15, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
legislature
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED To REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
The House INSISTED on REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Committee
On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot REFERRED to the Committee on Labor and Housing, In NON-CONCURRENCE
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Committee
On motion of Representative ROEDER of Bangor, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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