---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Change Maine'S Transportation Laws"
description: "An Act To Change Maine'S Transportation Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 402"
citation: "Maine LD 402 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PLANNING", "PROVISIONS REVISED", "TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Benjamin CHIPMAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/957430fa-9b6c-401a-b01e-fbe4259d5d1e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085677"
source_hash: "214971ec49383695e9b9fb167883e8c7946063d07c503db9909b268ba017b01f"
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 402 (131) — An Act To Change Maine'S Transportation Laws

## 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=SP0183&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0183&item=6&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0183&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0183&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Benjamin CHIPMAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** 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.
- **2023-07-26** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-04-12** Report READ
- **2024-04-12** On motion by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF REPORT
- **2024-04-15** Taken from the table by the President
- **2024-04-15** Subsequently Report Accepted
- **2024-04-15** READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-698) READ `reading-1`
- **2024-04-15** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-698) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-15** Committee Amendment "A" (S-698) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-698) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-15** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2024-04-16** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-698) was READ.
- **2024-04-16** Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-698) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-698) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-04-16** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-698) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-705) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2024-04-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-17** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-18** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+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/957430fa-9b6c-401a-b01e-fbe4259d5d1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).