---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Relating To Requirements For School Bus Drivers"
description: "An Act Relating To Requirements For School Bus Drivers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1030"
citation: "Maine LD 1030 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS LICENSES", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "SCHOOL BUS CLASSIFICATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gary DRINKWATER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f60a826a-28f9-4dfc-9f6b-59d2780f77c7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087048"
source_hash: "ddabc953ec8959aa09ea14b5465adf67be111c2ad81586d514832dfe228cd895"
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 1030 (131) — An Act Relating To Requirements For School Bus Drivers

## 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=HP0666&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0666&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0666&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Gary DRINKWATER — primary (person)
- Caldwell JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Dean CRAY — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Meldon CARMICHAEL — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Richard MASON — cosponsor (person)
- Steven FOSTER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-07** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-223). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-01** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-01** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01** Committee Amendment "A" (H-223) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-223), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-06** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-08** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+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/f60a826a-28f9-4dfc-9f6b-59d2780f77c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).