---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Taking Of A Blood Sample From An Operator Of A Motor Vehicle Involved In A Fatal Accident"
description: "An Act Regarding The Taking Of A Blood Sample From An Operator Of A Motor Vehicle Involved In A Fatal Accident"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 264"
citation: "Maine LD 264 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["OPERATING UNDER INFLUENCE", "EVIDENCE", "BLOOD SAMPLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott CYRWAY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-06-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97fde73c-d741-4ae5-b9b9-b085d4e9c6c1"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071019"
source_hash: "3b53a559421d657a82b7c7df899267213c4ea4a6cb23e5952b957f206a1e0484"
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 264 (129) — An Act Regarding The Taking Of A Blood Sample From An Operator Of A Motor Vehicle Involved In A Fatal Accident

## 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=SP0076&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0076&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0076&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ ONTP RPT — **22–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scott CYRWAY — primary (person)
- Amy ARATA — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine NADEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Danny COSTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Robert FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-01-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (S-118) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-118). `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-118).
- **2019-05-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** 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/97fde73c-d741-4ae5-b9b9-b085d4e9c6c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).