---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Motorcycle Rider Education And Driver Education Laws"
description: "An Act To Amend The Motorcycle Rider Education And Driver Education Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1782"
citation: "Maine LD 1782 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTORCYCLES", "REGISTRATION", "EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce WHITE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-28"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acde1584-f42c-45b9-bde3-0dca5bb24253"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074248"
source_hash: "427e23e7b3d76aa4321ca9025b43645c02f253024536decef6d77aea6ecc3324"
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 1782 (129) — An Act To Amend The Motorcycle Rider Education And Driver Education Laws

## 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=HP1267&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1267&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1267&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Bruce WHITE — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Betty AUSTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Bettyann SHEATS — cosponsor (person)
- Bill DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
- Michael PERKINS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas MARTIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-28** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION 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-510).
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-510) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-510), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-17** 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/acde1584-f42c-45b9-bde3-0dca5bb24253`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).