Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1824: An Act to Prohibit the Public Release of Information Regarding a Railroad Fatality
Status: Failed, June 3, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Prohibit the Public Release of Information Regarding a Railroad Fatality Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator RAFFERTY of York. Cosponsored by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls and Senators: BALDACCI of Penobscot, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin. Printed on recycled paper.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Prohibit the Public Release of Information Regarding a Railroad Fatality Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator RAFFERTY of York. Cosponsored by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls and Senators: BALDACCI of Penobscot, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 1 MRSA §402, sub-§3, ¶U, as amended by PL 2023, c. 618, §1, is further amended to read: U. Records provided by a railroad company pursuant to Title 23, section 7311, subsection 5 and records describing hazardous materials transported by the railroad company in this State, the routes of hazardous materials shipments and the frequency of hazardous materials operations on those routes that are in the possession of a state or local emergency management entity or law enforcement agency, fire department or other first responder, except that records related to a train carrying hazardous materials that has derailed at any point from a main line train track or related to a discharge of hazardous materials transported by a railroad company that poses a threat to public health, safety and welfare are subject to public disclosure after that discharge. For the purposes of this paragraph, "hazardous material" has the same meaning …
Sponsors
- Joseph Rafferty (D, 34) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Baldacci (D, 9)
- Sheila Lyman (R, 76)
- Jeffrey Timberlake (R, 17)
Latest actions
- : Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Subjects: RAILROADS, Legislature, SAFETY, Senate, FATALITY INFORMATION, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1824?
- LD1824 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Prohibit the Public Release of Information Regarding a Railroad Fatality.
- What does LD1824 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Prohibit the Public Release of Information Regarding a Railroad Fatality Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. DAREK M. GRANT Secretary of the Senate Presented by Senator RAFFERTY of York. Cosponsored by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls and Senators: BALDACCI of Penobscot, TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin. Printed on recycled paper.
- What is the status of LD1824?
- Failed as of June 3, 2025. Latest action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (June 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1824?
- Joseph Rafferty (D, 34), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1824?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1824&snum=132
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