---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update The Laws Governing Child Safety Seats And Seat Belts"
description: "An Act To Update The Laws Governing Child Safety Seats And Seat Belts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1269"
citation: "Maine LD 1269 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES", "CHILD SAFETY SEATS", "STANDARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott CYRWAY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-14"
last_action: "2019-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9fa4b7b1-e75e-4f71-8a5f-a9f429255e05"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072455"
source_hash: "ec1f290b4fe751dc5a6b9e4bd59a36b5c9da542f255ff1e553a6b7d2e777ca65"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1269 (129) — An Act To Update The Laws Governing Child Safety Seats And Seat Belts

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0389&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0389&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0389&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Scott CYRWAY — primary (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine NADEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)
- Robert ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-14** Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-06** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-217). `reading-2`
- **2019-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-217).
- **2019-06-06** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9fa4b7b1-e75e-4f71-8a5f-a9f429255e05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).