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An Act to Establish a Biennial Inspection System for Vehicle Rental Companies

An Act to Establish a Biennial Inspection System for Vehicle Rental Companies

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Enacted

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Sponsor
Last action
2026-04-03
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Establish a Biennial Inspection System for Vehicle Rental Companies

An Act to Establish a Biennial Inspection System for Vehicle Rental Companies Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish a Biennial Inspection System for Vehicle Rental Companies Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR3029(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR3029(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2191 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3TRANSPORTATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-03 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-25 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2026-03-24 House

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

  4. 2026-03-13 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2026-02-26 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2026-02-26 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2026-02-03 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish a Biennial Inspection System for Vehicle Rental Companies
Reference committee:
Transportation
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
Page 1 - 132LR3029(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 1472 - L.D. 2191
An Act to Establish a Biennial Inspection System for Vehicle Rental
Companies
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1751, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Biennial inspection; rental vehicles. A business that rents noncommercial
motor vehicles to the public may receive a 2-year certificate of inspection for each vehicle
if the business:
A. Has at least 700 noncommercial motor vehicles registered in the State per year; and
B. Files an affidavit with the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of State Police that
includes a statement that the fleet of rental vehicles under paragraph A will meet or
exceed the inspection standards set forth in section 1756 and administered by the Chief
of the State Police over the 2-year period.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1766, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2011, c. 191, §2, is further
amended to read:
3. Fee. Except as provided in subsection 3‑A and 3-B, stickers are furnished by the
Chief of the State Police at $2.50 each.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §1766, sub-§3-B is enacted to read:
3-B. Fee for business that rents noncommercial motor vehicles. Stickers furnished
by the Chief of the State Police to a business that rents noncommercial vehicles pursuant
to section 1751, subsection 1-A are 2 times the fee for stickers under subsection 3.
Sec. 4. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2027.
APPROVED
APRIL 3, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
638
PUBLIC LAW