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IntroducedJan 07, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 1439, An Act To Support Emergency Shelter Funding Using Revenue From The Real Estate Transfer Tax
Last Action See all actions
legislature • Mar 03, 2026: Work Session (Cross Building, Room 206)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Mar 03, 2026 01:30pm
Cross Building, Room 206
Summary
Comments on LD 2124
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Ryan Fecteaucosponsor
- Traci Gerecosponsor
- Ambureen Ranacosponsor
- Amy Roedercosponsor
- Margaret Rotundocosponsor
- Daniel Sayrecosponsor
- Rachel Talbot Rosscosponsor
Votes
Actions
- Mar 03, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 206)
- Feb 17, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 206)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Feb 10, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 206)
- Jan 07, 2026 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jan 07, 2026 | House
- Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed.
- On motion of Representative SAYRE of Kennebunk, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Bill Texts
Documents
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Donna Alger (North Waterboro)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Michael Allen (Department of Administrative and Financial Services)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Maureen Ausbrook (Waterville)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Amy Bernard (Franklin County)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Matthew Boucher (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Chris Bowe (MaineHealth)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Kari Bradstreet (Homeless Services of Aroostook)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Joan Brown (First Congregational Church Waterville)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Kelly Brown (Washington County)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Susan Bulay (Penobscot County Register of Deeds)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Amanda Campbell (Maine Municipal Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Shannon Carpenter (HOME INC)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Donna Chale (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Courtney Chasse (Presque Isle)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Gail Clark (Piscataquis County Register of Deeds)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Nick Cloutier (City of Waterville)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Cherri Crockett (Maine Registers of Deeds Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Phillip Crowell, Jr. (Maine Service Centers Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Tim Curtis (Maine Association of County Clerks)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Flavia DeBrito (Waterville )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Mayor Mark Dion (City of Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Richard Dutremble (County of York)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Molly Feeney (Homeworthy)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Jane Field (Maine Council of Churches)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Reverend Nancy Findlan (BELGRADE)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Emily Flinkstrom (Fair Tide/York County Committee on Homelessness)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Melissa Fochesato (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Garrett Fontaine (United Community Living Center)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Victoria Forkus (MeCAP)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Lisa Franklin (HVJ- Homeless Voices for Justice)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by James Gailey (County of Cumberland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Drew Gattine (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Hanna Gregory (Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Jeffrey Harmon (Maine Mayors Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Chris Hayes (Presque Isle Police Department)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Erik Jorgensen (Maine State Housing Authority)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Reece Keller (Orland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Kevin Kelley (Maine County Commissioners Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Marge Kilkelly (Legal Services for Maine Elders)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Carrie Kipfer (Office of Lincoln County Commissioners)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Reilly Kons (Brunswick Downtown Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by James Kossuth (Town of Northport)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Carolyn Lambert (Kennebunk)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Andrew Lardie (Tedford Housing)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Ian Lynch (Waterville)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Harris Madson (Bangor, Bangor Area Homeless Shelter)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Melissa McEntee (Rumford)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Joseph McNally (Milestone Recovery)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Vickey Merrill (Community Housing of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Laura Mitchell (Maine Affordable Housing Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Rosalani Moore (H.O.M.E., Inc.)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Pam Morin (Family Violence Project)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Lisa Munderback (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Patricia Murray (County of York)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Justin Price (Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter and Services)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Craig Saddlemire (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Shannon Shimer (Rockport)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Diane Small (Sanford Housing Authority)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Eric Small (Sanford Police Department)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Katie Spencer White (Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter and Services)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Bob Staples (Brett M Staples Brain Disorder Awareness Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Jenny Stasio (Portland, ME 04104)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Andrea Steward (Maine Equal Justice)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Mark Swann (Preble Street)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross (Senate District 28)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Ruben Torres (Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Brian Townsend (Commonspace)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Scott Turcotte (Community Action Alliance)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Betsy Williams (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 10, 2026 by Sam Zuckerman (Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations)PDF
- James Gailey, County of Cumberland (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 04:13 PM
- Shannon Carpenter, HOME INC (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 10:11 AM
- Victoria Forkus, MeCAP (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 08:53 AM
- Jane Field, Maine Council of Churches (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 03:47 PM
- Donna Alger, North Waterboro (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 12:25 PM
- Eric Small, Sanford Police Department (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 02:12 PM
- Laura Mitchell, Maine Affordable Housing Coalition (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 12:03 PM
- Mark Swann, Preble Street (Written) - HED 02/11/2026 11:54 AM
- Diane Small, Sanford Housing Authority (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 03:14 PM
- James Kossuth, Town of Northport (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 08:11 AM
- Amy Bernard, Franklin County (Written) - HED 02/03/2026 09:35 AM
- Kelly Brown, Washington County (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 07:47 AM
- Joseph McNally, Milestone Recovery (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 03:29 PM
- Ian Lynch, Waterville (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 04:22 PM
- Lisa Franklin, HVJ- Homeless Voices for Justice (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 11:15 AM
- Chris Bowe, MaineHealth (Written) - HED 02/05/2026 11:42 AM
- Melissa McEntee, Rumford (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 10:34 AM
- Brian Townsend, Commonspace (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 11:18 AM
- Patricia Murray, County of York (Written) - HED 02/05/2026 10:23 AM
- Maureen Ausbrook, Waterville (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 03:22 PM
- Reece Keller, Orland (Written) - HED 02/06/2026 10:54 AM
- Matthew Boucher, Augusta (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 12:47 PM
- Reverend Nancy Findlan, BELGRADE (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 09:59 AM
- Mayor Mark Dion, City of Portland (Speaking For) - HED 02/10/2026 11:52 AM
- Emily Flinkstrom, Fair Tide/York County Committee on Homelessness (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 03:05 PM
- Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, Senate District 28 (Written) - HED 02/11/2026 03:51 PM
- Phillip Crowell, Jr., Maine Service Centers Coalition (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 10:58 AM
- Courtney Chasse, Presque Isle (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 03:25 PM
- Scott Turcotte, Community Action Alliance (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 12:09 PM
- Craig Saddlemire, Lewiston (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 02:36 PM
- Nick Cloutier, City of Waterville (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 01:26 PM
- Joan Brown, First Congregational Church Waterville (Written) - HED 02/07/2026 04:02 PM
- Flavia DeBrito, Waterville (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 11:42 AM
- Ruben Torres, Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 02:50 PM
- Sam Zuckerman, Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous and Tribal Populations (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 07:05 PM
- Melissa Fochesato, Brunswick (Written) - HED 02/06/2026 04:23 PM
- Betsy Williams, Brunswick (Written) - HED 02/13/2026 04:20 PM
- Andrew Lardie, Tedford Housing (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 12:02 PM
- Donna Chale, Brunswick (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 09:20 PM
- Shannon Shimer, Rockport (Written) - HED 02/07/2026 09:38 PM
- Carolyn Lambert, Kennebunk (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 08:34 AM
- Jenny Stasio, Portland, ME 04104 (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 12:35 PM
- Garrett Fontaine, United Community Living Center (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 06:43 PM
- Lisa Munderback, South Portland (Written) - HED 02/04/2026 04:41 PM
- Vickey Merrill, Community Housing of Maine (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 03:01 PM
- Michael Allen, Department of Administrative and Financial Services (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 12:02 PM
- Reilly Kons, Brunswick Downtown Association (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 04:02 PM
- Harris Madson, Bangor, Bangor Area Homeless Shelter (Written) - HED 02/03/2026 12:41 PM
- Andrea Steward, Maine Equal Justice (Written) - HED 02/10/2026 03:17 PM
- Justin Price, Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter and Services (Written) - HED 02/09/2026 09:18 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2124&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280101170
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280101170
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2124&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101170
- http://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/HED/02-10-2026
