republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-1886.md

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Bill	An Act Regarding Penalties For Violation Of The Law Governing Distracted Driving When The Violation Results In The Death Or Significant Injury Of Another Person	An Act Regarding Penalties For Violation Of The Law Governing Distracted Driving When The Violation Results In The Death Or Significant Injury Of Another Person	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 1886	Maine LD 1886 (132)	bill	CELL PHONE USE TEXTING PENALTIES TRAFFIC REGULATIONS	enacted	Michael LEMELIN	3	23	1	2025-05-01	2025-06-12	openstates	ocd-bill/caee3260-8b0c-4e9a-bd1f-e970f2fa5c51	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099039	1822744e3f1ecd9db6d1ca44bbb2b3813fe95b7520d20421febd0695d3519949	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 1886 (132) — An Act Regarding Penalties For Violation Of The Law Governing Distracted Driving When The Violation Results In The Death Or Significant Injury Of Another Person

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (H-497) (committee substitute) — source
2. Chapter 302 (committee substitute) — source
3. LD 1886 HP 1257 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 108–32 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Michael LEMELIN — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-05-01 Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025. receipt
• 2025-05-01 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. referral-committee
• 2025-06-05 Reports READ.
• 2025-06-05 On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2025-06-05 ROLL CALL NO. 342
• 2025-06-05 (Yeas 108 - Nays 32 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)
• 2025-06-05 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-06-05 Committee Amendment "A" (H-497) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2025-06-05 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2025-06-05 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-497). reading-3
• 2025-06-05 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-06-05 Reports Read
• 2025-06-05 On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
• 2025-06-05 Bill READ ONCE reading-1
• 2025-06-05 Committee Amendment "A" (H-497) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-06-05 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-497) in concurrence reading-2, reading-3
• 2025-06-09 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2025-06-09 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-06-09 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2025-06-12 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2025-06-04T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/caee3260-8b0c-4e9a-bd1f-e970f2fa5c51. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).