Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1714: An Act to Create a New Pathway to Licensure to Drive School Buses
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Create a New Pathway to Licensure to Drive School Buses Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford. Cosponsored by Senator: LIBBY of Cumberland, Representatives: DODGE of Belfast, FOSTER of Dexter, JACKSON of Oxford, LANCE of Paris. Printed on recycled paper.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Create a New Pathway to Licensure to Drive School Buses Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford. Cosponsored by Senator: LIBBY of Cumberland, Representatives: DODGE of Belfast, FOSTER of Dexter, JACKSON of Oxford, LANCE of Paris. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1254, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: 3-A. School buses. The Secretary of State may issue a license specifically endorsed for the operation of a school bus as defined in section 2301, subsection 5 with the same requirements as a motor vehicle license and that conforms with the requirements of the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 without requiring the license holder to obtain a commercial license under section 1253. A motor vehicle license does not authorize operation of a school bus unless the license is endorsed for that vehicle. This subsection does not prohibit a commercial license holder with a school bus endorsement and who is otherwise qualified to operate a school bus from operating a school bus in the State. Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §1304, sub-§4-B is enacted to read: 4-B. School bus learner's permit. The following provisions apply to school …
Sponsors
- Richard Bennett (R, 18) · primary sponsor
- Janice Dodge (D, 39)
- Steven Foster (R, 32)
- Caldwell Jackson (R, 80)
- Michael Lance (R, 79)
- James Libby (R, 22)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Subjects: SCHOOL BUS CLASSIFICATION, Legislature, Senate, DRIVERS LICENSES, Other, MOTOR VEHICLES
Common questions
- What is LD1714?
- LD1714 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Create a New Pathway to Licensure to Drive School Buses.
- What does LD1714 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Create a New Pathway to Licensure to Drive School Buses Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator BENNETT of Oxford. Cosponsored by Senator: LIBBY of Cumberland, Representatives: DODGE of Belfast, FOSTER of Dexter, JACKSON of Oxford, LANCE of Paris. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD1714?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1714?
- Richard Bennett (R, 18), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1714?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1714&snum=132
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