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LD329 • 2025

An Act to Increase the Fine for Passing a Stopped School Bus

An Act to Increase the Fine for Passing a Stopped School Bus

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Sponsor
Representative Sally Cluchey
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Increase the Fine for Passing a Stopped School Bus

An Act to Increase the Fine for Passing a Stopped School Bus Sponsor: Representative Sally Cluchey Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Increase the Fine for Passing a Stopped School Bus Sponsor: Representative Sally Cluchey Reference committee: Transportation Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 Senate

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

  2. 2025-05-13 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-21 House

    Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. 2025-01-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Increase the Fine for Passing a Stopped School Bus
Sponsor:
Representative Sally Cluchey
Reference committee:
Transportation
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 329
H.P. 229 House of Representatives, February 3, 2025
An Act to Increase the Fine for Passing a Stopped School Bus
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ANKELES of Brunswick, BRIDGEO of Augusta, DHALAC
of South Portland, LEE of Auburn, MILLIKEN of Blue Hill.

Page 1 - 132LR1027(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2308, sub-§6, as amended by PL 2019, c. 318, §4, is further
3 amended to read:
46. Penalty. A violation of subsection 2 is a Class E crime that is punishable by a $250
5 $1,000 minimum fine for the first offense and a mandatory 30-day suspension of a driver's
6 license for a 2nd offense occurring within 3 years of the first offense.
7SUMMARY
8 This bill increases the minimum fine for a driver's failing to stop on meeting or
9 overtaking a school bus from $250 to $1,000.
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