---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve The Department Of Corrections' Response To Emergency Situations By Including Vehicles Operated By Certain Department Employees In The Definition Of Authorized Emergency Vehicles"
description: "An Act To Improve The Department Of Corrections' Response To Emergency Situations By Including Vehicles Operated By Certain Department Employees In The Definition Of Authorized Emergency Vehicles"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1576"
citation: "Maine LD 1576 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTIONS DEPT", "ADMINISTRATION", "VEHICLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard PICKETT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-16"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf128dd0-adca-401e-8c4e-69d21156d88b"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073381"
source_hash: "7613fc13ba5dd833ed765ddc343b983c9322f56a66dd836cf40e28d38173eef8"
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 1576 (129) — An Act To Improve The Department Of Corrections' Response To Emergency Situations By Including Vehicles Operated By Certain Department Employees In The Definition Of Authorized Emergency Vehicles

## 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=HP1138&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1138&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1138&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Richard PICKETT — primary (person)
- Braden SHARPE — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Danny COSTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberley ROSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick COREY — cosponsor (person)
- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-16** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-05** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-455).
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-455) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-455), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf128dd0-adca-401e-8c4e-69d21156d88b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).