---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow The Commissioner Of Transportation To Reduce Speed Limits At Construction Sites With Input From Municipalities And Utilities"
description: "An Act To Allow The Commissioner Of Transportation To Reduce Speed Limits At Construction Sites With Input From Municipalities And Utilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 31"
citation: "Maine LD 31 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTRUCTION", "ROADS", "SPEED LIMITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradlee FARRIN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0083ac06-ced7-43ba-b4ed-9ab6f1dc0a02"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085077"
source_hash: "496d2cd155ccab72070534311a3dc7202bdc55dd28494e7871c9e8a7495e10a1"
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 31 (131) — An Act To Allow The Commissioner Of Transportation To Reduce Speed Limits At Construction Sites With Input From Municipalities And Utilities

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0023&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0023&item=2&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.
- **2023-03-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-03-09** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-16** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-16** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-03-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-03-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+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/0083ac06-ced7-43ba-b4ed-9ab6f1dc0a02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).