Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1562: An Act Regarding Municipal Road Standards
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An Act Regarding Municipal Road Standards.
From the introduced text:
An Act Regarding Municipal Road Standards Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §3651, as amended by PL 2019, c. 128, §1, is further amended to read: §3651. Failure to provide safety and convenience Highways, town ways and streets legally established shall must be opened and kept in repair so as to be safe and convenient for travelers with motor vehicles based on existing roadway surface and the season of the year. A municipal officer or county commissioner responsible for maintenance and repair of a town way must be notified by a resident in writing of which way is not safe and convenient. Once notified, the municipal officer or county commissioner may evaluate the risk to travelers based on existing roadway surface and the season of the year and recommend a reasonably achievable repair. In default thereof, those liable may be indicted, convicted and a reasonable fine imposed therefor If a municipal officer or county commissioner unreasonably neglects to repair the defective town way in a reasonable amount of time after receiving notice, a person who receives bodily injury or suffers damage to the person's property through any defect or want of repair on any town way may recover for the same in a civil action pursuant to section 3655. 1. Legal objects not defects. Trees, structures, utility poles and facilities and other …
Sponsors
- McIntyre, Mathew (R, 18) · primary sponsor
- Mark Babin (R, 3)
- Gary Drinkwater (R, 27)
- Michel Lajoie (D, 96)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-579) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-579), in concurrence.Ordered sent down 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" (H-579).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence
- : Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITY, Legislature, ROADS, Senate, MAINTENANCE, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1562?
- LD1562 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act Regarding Municipal Road Standards.
- What does LD1562 do?
- In its own words: An Act Regarding Municipal Road Standards.
- What is the status of LD1562?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1562?
- McIntyre, Mathew (R, 18), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1562?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1562&snum=132
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