---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Road Safety For Waste And Recycling Collection Employees"
description: "An Act To Improve Road Safety For Waste And Recycling Collection Employees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 528"
citation: "Maine LD 528 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LIGHTS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "WASTE AND RECYCLING VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce WHITE"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bca07dce-20ed-4ab7-927c-4304d4eb81c9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086038"
source_hash: "190de39a2194638651e4c785d661780d3d9d86dd9f8ca38824e47892c839a61d"
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 528 (131) — An Act To Improve Road Safety For Waste And Recycling Collection Employees

## 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=HP0333&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0333&item=2&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Bruce WHITE — primary (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne PARRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-09** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-09** 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.
- **2023-04-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-04-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-04-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-04-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-04-20** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-04-25** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-25** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-04-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+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/bca07dce-20ed-4ab7-927c-4304d4eb81c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).