---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow The Reinstatement Of Certain Commercial Driver'S Licenses"
description: "An Act To Allow The Reinstatement Of Certain Commercial Driver'S Licenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 652"
citation: "Maine LD 652 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRIVERS LICENSES", "MOTOR CARRIERS", "REGULATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2023-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9a7b990-ae55-4ac7-b8a1-8aa66d03eaf2"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086240"
source_hash: "cb8c03094a22c0218ab8f05872ffe961d329db94056cd845c8b6b2aab3852824"
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 652 (131) — An Act To Allow The Reinstatement Of Certain Commercial Driver'S Licenses

## 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=SP0269&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0269&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0269&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Lynne WILLIAMS — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14** Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** 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.
- **2023-05-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-05-09** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Committee Amendment "A" (S-70) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-09** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-11** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-11** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-70) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-05-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-05-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-70). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+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/d9a7b990-ae55-4ac7-b8a1-8aa66d03eaf2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).