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LD2047 • 2025

Resolve, Regarding Online Driver Education

Resolve, Regarding Online Driver Education

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Sponsor
Senator Harold Stewart
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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Resolve, Regarding Online Driver Education

Resolve, Regarding Online Driver Education Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Regarding Online Driver Education Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 Senate

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

  2. 2026-01-20 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2026-01-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2026-01-15 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-12-09 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

  6. House

    None

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Regarding Online Driver Education
Sponsor:
Senator Harold Stewart
Reference committee:
Transportation
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
SECOND REGULAR SESSION-2026
Legislative Document No. 2047
S.P. 840 In Senate, December 11, 2025
Resolve, Regarding Online Driver Education
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule
203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 9, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator STEWART of Aroostook. (BY REQUEST)

Page 1 - 132LR2863(01)
1Sec. 1. Secretary of State to adopt rules. Resolved: That, no later than January
2 15, 2027, the Secretary of State shall adopt routine technical rules as described in the Maine
3 Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A to authorize the licensing of persons
4 to provide online driver education.
5SUMMARY
6 This resolve requires the Secretary of State to adopt routine technical rules no later than
7 January 15, 2027 to authorize the licensing of persons to provide online driver education.
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