---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Enhance The Ability Of The State To Prosecute The Crime Of Operating Under The Influence"
description: "An Act To Enhance The Ability Of The State To Prosecute The Crime Of Operating Under The Influence"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1676"
citation: "Maine LD 1676 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["OPERATING UNDER INFLUENCE", "EVIDENCE", "TESTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew McLEAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-05-02"
last_action: "2019-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c8b1db7-e91a-42e6-b41f-99f0133cbf4d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073693"
source_hash: "4189d3a649627c7a4817002133e21229ef4ee2a4a9b46edb1fa65b6182d3e74e"
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 1676 (129) — An Act To Enhance The Ability Of The State To Prosecute The Crime Of Operating Under The Influence

## 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=HP1200&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1200&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1200&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- RECONSIDER — **19–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrew McLEAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-02** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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" (H-512).
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2019-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-512) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-512) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-07** On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED
- **2019-06-07** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 228 Yeas 19 - Nays 10 - Excused 6 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-07** On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED
- **2019-06-10** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-06-10** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-512) in concurrence
- **2019-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** 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/1c8b1db7-e91a-42e6-b41f-99f0133cbf4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).