---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Designation Of Traumatic Brain Injury On Driver'S Licenses And Nondriver Identification Cards"
description: "An Act Regarding The Designation Of Traumatic Brain Injury On Driver'S Licenses And Nondriver Identification Cards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 49"
citation: "Maine LD 49 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["OPERATORS LICENSES", "AUTOMOBILE", "TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY DESIGNATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lester ORDWAY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fabdaacb-ab70-4f16-b472-9103e3f2533a"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070684"
source_hash: "a754aa5a5886702a90e13e1303cbc788ca263651923ac9664309c0f71e99071f"
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 49 (129) — An Act Regarding The Designation Of Traumatic Brain Injury On Driver'S Licenses And Nondriver Identification Cards

## 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=HP0050&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0050&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0050&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0050&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Lester ORDWAY — primary (person)
- Bill DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce BICKFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Chad GRIGNON — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Dwayne PRESCOTT — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan WADSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan TIPPING — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-519).
- **2019-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-10** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-519) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-519), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-10** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** On motion by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On motion by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-519)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-519) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-519) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-519) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-519) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-519) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-360) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-28** 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/fabdaacb-ab70-4f16-b472-9103e3f2533a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).