---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Allowing Electric-Powered School Buses To Have Distinctively Colored Bumpers, Wheels And Rub Rails"
description: "An Act Allowing Electric-Powered School Buses To Have Distinctively Colored Bumpers, Wheels And Rub Rails"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1990"
citation: "Maine LD 1990 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSES", "ELECTRIC-POWERED", "SCHOOL BUSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael PERKINS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-16"
last_action: "2022-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81c5168e-dcd6-420d-b521-eb475c758d5c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082867"
source_hash: "d6d22555d3a17dd9b4648137cc7cfae29d5a27ae790fdfe73167ede187264607"
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 1990 (130) — An Act Allowing Electric-Powered School Buses To Have Distinctively Colored Bumpers, Wheels And Rub Rails

## 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=HP1476&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1476&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1476&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Michael PERKINS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-16** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2022-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-03-24** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-03-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-832). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-03-29** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-832) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-832), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/81c5168e-dcd6-420d-b521-eb475c758d5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).