STATE BILLME LD 2053PASSED

An Act to Improve Safety by Allowing the Use of Variable-message Signs on Certain Vehicles

State of Maine

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Feb 26, 2026; 259 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

ME LD 2053 · PassedFeb 26

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Bill details

Last action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. · Feb 26, 2026

Sponsor

LCLydia CraftsRepresentative · Democrat · HD-046Primary sponsor

Bill history

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Feb 26, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.Senate

Feb 24, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Feb 24, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED.House

Feb 24, 2026This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.House

Feb 12, 2026Ordered sent down forthwith.Senate

Feb 12, 2026READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-797), in concurrence.Senate

Feb 12, 2026COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.Senate

Feb 10, 2026ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.Senate

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Feb 10, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (H-797) READ and ADOPTEDSenate

Feb 10, 2026Bill READ ONCESenate

Feb 10, 2026Reports READ and ACCEPTEDSenate

Feb 10, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Feb 10, 2026The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-797).House

Feb 10, 2026Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.House

Feb 10, 2026CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYHouse

Feb 5, 2026Reported Out: OTP-AMJoint

Jan 22, 2026Voted: OTP-AMJoint

Jan 22, 2026Work Session HeldJoint

Dec 9, 2025The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.House

Dec 9, 2025Received by the Clerk of the House on December 9, 2025.House

Subjects

Traffic Regulations
Towing

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