---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require That Nonmotorized Carriages Be Equipped With Reflectors And Lights"
description: "An Act To Require That Nonmotorized Carriages Be Equipped With Reflectors And Lights"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 198"
citation: "Maine LD 198 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ROADS", "HIGHWAY SAFETY", "HORSE-DRAWN WAGONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David McCREA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6193c95a-d53c-449a-b50e-b6c313d2113d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070944"
source_hash: "90a8c8827e773da5e9fa4af67ccb97765fa45f2984c5361b9fd6fb77b45c243c"
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 198 (129) — An Act To Require That Nonmotorized Carriages Be Equipped With Reflectors And Lights

## 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=HP0161&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0161&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0161&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- David McCREA — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi SAMPSON — cosponsor (person)
- Kent ACKLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-16** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-243).
- **2019-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-243) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-243), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-30** 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/6193c95a-d53c-449a-b50e-b6c313d2113d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).