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An Act to Preserve Traditional Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards

An Act to Preserve Traditional Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative David Boyer
Last action
2025-05-30
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Preserve Traditional Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards

An Act to Preserve Traditional Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Preserve Traditional Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards Sponsor: Representative David Boyer Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-30 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-27 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-27 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-13 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP

  5. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Voted; OTP

  7. 2025-03-28 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Preserve Traditional Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards
Sponsor:
Representative David Boyer
Reference committee:
Transportation
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1682(02)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 883 - L.D. 1360
An Act to Preserve Traditional Driver's Licenses and Nondriver
Identification Cards
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1260, as enacted by PL 2017, c. 27, §1 and affected by §10,
is amended to read:
§1260. REAL ID compliant driver's license or nondriver identification card
The Secretary of State may issue, upon request of the applicant, a driver's license under
this subchapter or a nondriver identification card under section 1410 that meets the
standards of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13. A person may not hold
a REAL ID compliant driver's license simultaneously with another license with the same
class or restriction indicated on the license. The Secretary of State shall provide an option
for the applicant to be issued a driver's license under this subchapter or a nondriver
identification card under section 1410 that does not meet the standards of the federal REAL
ID Act of 2005 and that is valid for all state identification requirements.
APPROVED
MAY 30, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
163
PUBLIC LAW