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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
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
- 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
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2026-04-03
Governor
Signed by the Governor
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2026-03-25
Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
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2026-03-24
House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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2026-03-13
Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
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2026-02-26
Committee
Work Session Held
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2026-02-26
Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
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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