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An Act to Modify Provisions of Law Governing Parking Enforcement on Property Accessible to the Public

An Act to Modify Provisions of Law Governing Parking Enforcement on Property Accessible to the Public

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Timothy Nangle
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Modify Provisions of Law Governing Parking Enforcement on Property Accessible to the Public

An Act to Modify Provisions of Law Governing Parking Enforcement on Property Accessible to the Public Sponsor: Senator Timothy Nangle Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Modify Provisions of Law Governing Parking Enforcement on Property Accessible to the Public Sponsor: Senator Timothy Nangle Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2938(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2938(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2137 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3TRANSPORTATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2938(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2938(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2137 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3TRANSPORTATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2938(05) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2938(05) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2137 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to S.P.
Sponsored By Representative Gattine of Westbrook , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2938(07) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2938(07) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2137 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 HOUSE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-04-14 House

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

  3. 2026-04-14 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2026-03-26 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  5. 2026-03-03 Committee

    Work Session Reconsidered

  6. 2026-03-03 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2026-02-24 Committee

    Work Session Held

  8. 2026-02-24 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  9. 2026-01-07 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Modify Provisions of Law Governing Parking Enforcement on Property Accessible to the Public
Sponsor:
Senator Timothy Nangle
Reference committee:
Transportation
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR2938(08)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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S.P. 836 - L.D. 2137
An Act to Modify Provisions of Law Governing Parking Enforcement on
Property Accessible to the Public
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 10 MRSA §1500-LL, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Exemption. A municipality that has adopted an ordinance that regulates any
parking rule applicable to property owned by the municipality and accessible to the public
for the parking of motor vehicles and that includes fines, fees or charges for a violation of
the ordinance is exempt from the requirements of subsection 1.
APPROVED
APRIL 16, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
730
PUBLIC LAW