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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Eliminate Requirements For Drivers To Surrender Their Physical Driver'S Licenses During A Temporary Suspension"
description: "An Act To Eliminate Requirements For Drivers To Surrender Their Physical Driver'S Licenses During A Temporary Suspension"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1616"
citation: "Maine LD 1616 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["OPERATORS LICENSES", "REQUIREMENTS", "SUSPENSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lydia CRAFTS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-11"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27685c6b-0c36-4712-8bdc-4da417d7d809"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098449"
source_hash: "ebfdfb91429a3d6e6d2ebc34b61dfbc4f79085d3f80e6640e915e8568c872149"
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 1616 (132) — An Act To Eliminate Requirements For Drivers To Surrender Their Physical Driver'S Licenses During A Temporary Suspension
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter 173** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1070&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 1616 HP 1070** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1070&item=1&snum=132)
## Sponsors
- Lydia CRAFTS — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-04-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 11, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-04-11** 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`
- **2025-05-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27685c6b-0c36-4712-8bdc-4da417d7d809`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).