---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Prohibiting The Use Of Handheld Phones And Devices While Driving"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Prohibiting The Use Of Handheld Phones And Devices While Driving"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1901"
citation: "Maine LD 1901 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TRAFFIC REGULATIONS", "CELL PHONE USE", "PARKING AREAS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill DIAMOND"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-12-24"
last_action: "2020-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36807367-1772-4135-971c-b3a1fbb996e7"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075734"
source_hash: "74c7638f21459037fbfb4cf6cda5c720729fb32106259f2ded97e250d72f75bf"
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 1901 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Prohibiting 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=SP0653&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0653&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0653&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Bill DIAMOND — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel HOBBS — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis KESCHL — cosponsor (person)
- James HAMPER — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Justin CHENETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Robert FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Sara GIDEON — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah PEBWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Sherman HUTCHINS — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen MORIARTY — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-24** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 20, 2019 and REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2020-02-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-386) READ and ADOPTED
- **2020-02-13** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-02-18** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-02-18** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-386) `reading-2`
- **2020-02-18** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2020-02-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-02-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-02-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-386).
- **2020-02-20** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-25** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2020-02-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-06** 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/36807367-1772-4135-971c-b3a1fbb996e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).