---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Transportation To Develop Practices Regarding Public Transit"
description: "Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Transportation To Develop Practices Regarding Public Transit"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1359"
citation: "Maine LD 1359 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FUNDING", "OMNIBUS", "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lydia CRAFTS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-28"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5d9037f-192a-4f5b-9d52-eb5fdaabdaab"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097963"
source_hash: "fcfccd44281009e098d1ffeb03478ffc2362658d0ed8fafda33fddb8c521bd88"
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 1359 (132) — Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Transportation To Develop Practices Regarding Public Transit

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-302)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0882&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 99** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0882&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1359 HP 882** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0882&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Lydia CRAFTS — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- Karen MONTELL — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-28** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 28, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-03-28** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-28** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-302). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-28** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-302) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-302), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-29** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE.
- **2025-06-18** On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland, TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE.
- **2025-06-18** Subsequently, FINALLY PASSED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+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/d5d9037f-192a-4f5b-9d52-eb5fdaabdaab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).