LD 1929 Maine House · 131st Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act To Protect Consumers By Licensing Home Building Contractors

This bill amends a previous proposal to replace the immediate licensing of home building contractors with the creation of a study commission. The commission will consist of 14 members, including legislators, contractors from various population areas, code enforcement officers, and an attorney, tasked with reviewing options for regulating residential construction to protect consumers. Its primary duties involve analyzing potential licensing, registration, and credentialing requirements before submitting a report with findings and recommendations by November 6, 2024. Based on that report, the legislature may introduce new laws in the following year to implement any suggested regulations.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Governor
Introduced May 11, 2023 Last action Nov 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2024 · House Apr 9, 2024

How they voted

2014
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Apr 10, 2024
D Democratic22
20 Yea 2 Nay
90% Yea
I Independent1
1 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican12
11 Nay 1
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
41
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-929) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-941) thereto ADOPTED
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
House Amendment "A" (H-941) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-929) READ and ADOPTED
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-929) READ
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-929) ACCEPTED
upper
Apr 10, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-14-1)
senate
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-929) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-941) thereto was ADOPTED.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, House Amendment "A" (H-941) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-929) was READ and ADOPTED.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-929) was READ.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (76-66-5)
house
Apr 5, 2024
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP
legislature
May 11, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence
upper
May 11, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS.
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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