---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Handheld Phones And Devices While Driving"
description: "An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Handheld Phones And Devices While Driving"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 165"
citation: "Maine LD 165 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TRAFFIC REGULATIONS", "CELL PHONE USE", "HAND HELD PROHIBITED WHILE DRIVING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill DIAMOND"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7dc22cdc-51ed-4d97-a1ce-76940576bad8"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070901"
source_hash: "f30a6e61c176d1065335d3a25bb2096bdf2b55aa5a1bda64fe23803c8807ec40"
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 165 (129) — An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Handheld Phones And Devices While Driving

## 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=SP0052&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0052&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0052&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- Enactment — **117–23** (pass) · lower
- ENACTMENT — **22–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill DIAMOND — primary (person)
- Andrew McLEAN — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- John MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
- Michael PERKINS — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-18** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (S-317) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-317). `reading-2`
- **2019-06-18** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-317).
- **2019-06-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** ROLL CALL NO. 301
- **2019-06-18** (Yeas 117 - Nays 23 - Absent 10 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 342 Yeas 22 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-27** 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/7dc22cdc-51ed-4d97-a1ce-76940576bad8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).