---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen The School Transportation Workforce"
description: "An Act To Strengthen The School Transportation Workforce"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1641"
citation: "Maine LD 1641 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION", "BUS DRIVERS", "WORKFORCE STRENGTHENED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erin HERBIG"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-25"
last_action: "2019-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65a039a4-1d67-4047-9b5c-935f939b5703"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073583"
source_hash: "888b793180b3feae6a15481ccfc1b616aa4571a6ee52875c6b7e365e135f478e"
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 1641 (129) — An Act To Strengthen The School Transportation Workforce

## 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=SP0531&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0531&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0531&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Erin HERBIG — primary (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CUDDY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-25** Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-172) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-172). `reading-2`
- **2019-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-172).
- **2019-06-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** 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/65a039a4-1d67-4047-9b5c-935f939b5703`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).