---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Statutory Fee For Defensive Driving Courses"
description: "An Act To Increase The Statutory Fee For Defensive Driving Courses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 30"
citation: "Maine LD 30 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEFENSIVE DRIVING", "DRIVERS EDUCATION", "MOTOR VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradlee FARRIN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16c31045-fec7-48fd-a675-c359800cae09"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085076"
source_hash: "38d4208e13fef77bb381b03dafd2a856d34ac31597b3dc511f9bad93623a95e7"
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 30 (131) — An Act To Increase The Statutory Fee For Defensive Driving Courses

## 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=SP0022&item=4&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0022&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0022&item=5&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Bradlee FARRIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-04-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-04-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-04-18** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-04-20** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-20** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-04-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-04-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-27** On motion of Representative WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-75) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-75). `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2023-04-27** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-02** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY House Amendment "A" (H-75) in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16c31045-fec7-48fd-a675-c359800cae09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).