---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Transportation In Maine"
description: "An Act Regarding Transportation In Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 305"
citation: "Maine LD 305 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSES", "INSPECTION", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lydia CRAFTS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2026-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3024775-f7ee-4315-be44-e2112b1d814d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096135"
source_hash: "c4e33cee6cbe0ebf760057a55bf7d2ff319edab485b6d4ed82a1cfd1bd88aeb9"
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 305 (132) — An Act Regarding Transportation In Maine

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-813)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0205&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 578** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0205&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 305 HP 205** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0205&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Lydia CRAFTS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-02-26** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-02-26** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-02-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-813). `reading-3`
- **2026-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-03** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-813) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-03** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-05** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-05** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-813), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-10** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+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/d3024775-f7ee-4315-be44-e2112b1d814d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).