Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1135: Resolve, to Convene a Working Group to Study the Use of Oral Fluid Testing in Determining Intoxication of Drivers, Aircraft Operators and Hunters
Status: Signed into law, June 18, 2025
What the bill says
From the engrossed text:
APPROVED CHAPTER JUNE 18, 2025 87 BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE _____ S.P. 463 - L.D. 1135 Resolve, to Convene a Working Group to Study the Use of Oral Fluid Testing in Determining Intoxication of Drivers, Aircraft Operators and Hunters Sec. 1. Bureau of Highway Safety to convene working group. Resolved: That the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Highway Safety, referred to in this resolve as "the bureau," shall convene a working group consisting of a broad representation of stakeholders to study the use of oral fluid testing to determine the intoxication of drivers, aircraft operators and hunters. Sec. 2. Membership. Resolved: That the working group convened under section 1, referred to in this resolve as "the working group," must consist of, at a minimum, the following 2. A prosecutor within the bureau's traffic safety resource prosecutors program; 3. A representative of the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles with experience in legal affairs and hearings; 4. The Director of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy or the director's designee; 5. A representative of the Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Environmental Testing Laboratory with experience in forensic chemistry; 6. A representative of a statewide association representing chiefs of police; 7. A representative …
Sponsors
- Scott Cyrway (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Donald Ardell (R, 6)
- Joseph Baldacci (D, 9)
- Stephan Bunker (D, 75)
- Tavis Hasenfus (D, 57)
- Michel Lajoie (D, 96)
- McIntyre, Mathew (R, 18)
- Robert Nutting (R, 66)
- Chad Perkins (R, 31)
- Jeffrey Timberlake (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
- : FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-377).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-377) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-377).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Subjects: Legislature, ORAL FLUID TESTING, EVIDENCE, Senate, OPERATING UNDER INFLUENCE, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1135?
- LD1135 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): Resolve, to Convene a Working Group to Study the Use of Oral Fluid Testing in Determining Intoxication of Drivers, Aircraft Operators and Hunters.
- What is the status of LD1135?
- Signed into law as of June 18, 2025. Latest action: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. (June 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1135?
- Scott Cyrway (R, 16), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1135?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1135&snum=132
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