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LD312 • 2025

An Act Regarding the Rates of Speed at Which School Buses Travel

An Act Regarding the Rates of Speed at Which School Buses Travel

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Gregory Swallow
Last action
2025-06-09
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 Regarding the Rates of Speed at Which School Buses Travel

An Act Regarding the Rates of Speed at Which School Buses Travel Sponsor: Representative Gregory Swallow Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding the Rates of Speed at Which School Buses Travel Sponsor: Representative Gregory Swallow 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 - 132LR0765(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0765(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 312 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 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-09 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-02 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-29 House

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

  4. 2025-05-23 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-01-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding the Rates of Speed at Which School Buses Travel
Sponsor:
Representative Gregory Swallow
Reference committee:
Transportation
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0765(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 212 - L.D. 312
An Act Regarding the Rates of Speed at Which School Buses Travel
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2074, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2
and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
C. Twenty-five miles per hour in a business or residential district or built-up portion
unless otherwise posted; and
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2074, sub-§1, ¶D, as amended by PL 2005, c. 577, §30, is
further amended to read:
D. Forty-five miles per hour on all other public ways unless otherwise posted; and.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2074, sub-§1, ¶E, as amended by PL 2009, c. 9, §1, is
repealed.
APPROVED
JUNE 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
199
PUBLIC LAW