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LD1039 • 2025

An Act Regarding Municipal Authority over Heavy Vehicle Operation

An Act Regarding Municipal Authority over Heavy Vehicle Operation

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Sponsor
Representative Mark Walker
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act Regarding Municipal Authority over Heavy Vehicle Operation

An Act Regarding Municipal Authority over Heavy Vehicle Operation Sponsor: Representative Mark Walker Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Municipal Authority over Heavy Vehicle Operation Sponsor: Representative Mark Walker Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Municipal Authority over Heavy Vehicle Operation
Sponsor:
Representative Mark Walker
Reference committee:
Transportation
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1039
H.P. 668 House of Representatives, March 14, 2025
An Act Regarding Municipal Authority over Heavy Vehicle
Operation
(EMERGENCY)
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WALKER of Naples.

Page 1 - 132LR2090(01)
1Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
2 become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
3Whereas, this legislation amends the law relating to license classes to allow local
4 units of government to expeditiously address removal of snow or ice from roadways and
5 needs to take effect during this winter season; and
6Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
7 the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
8 immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
9 therefore,
10Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
11Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1252-A is enacted to read:
12§1252-A. Class M license
13 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a Class M license may be issued
14 to a city, town, county, district or other local unit of government created by or pursuant to
15 law for the operation of a single motor vehicle or a combination of vehicles that meet the
16 definition of a Class A or Class B license for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a
17 roadway by plowing or sanding within the boundaries of that local unit of government. A
18 Class M license must be held by that local unit of government and must be assigned to only
19 one individual employed by that local unit of government. There is no limit on the number
20 of Class M licenses issued to a local unit of government. An individual who is assigned to
21 operate a single motor vehicle or a combination of vehicles under a Class M license must
22 pass all required written and road safety tests.
23Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
24 takes effect when approved.
25SUMMARY
26 This bill creates a Class M license that may be issued to a local unit of government for
27 the operation of a single motor vehicle or combination of vehicles that meet the definition
28 of a Class A or Class B license for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a roadway
29 by plowing or sanding within the boundaries of that local unit of government. A Class M
30 license must be held by that local unit of government and must be assigned to only one
31 individual employed by that local unit of government.
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