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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 159: An Act To Require Vehicle Registrations To Include The Next Of Kin Of The Vehicle Owner

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 159 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Require Vehicle Registrations To Include The Next Of Kin Of The Vehicle Owner. Primary sponsor: Chad Perkins (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2025): Signed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chad PerkinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Donald ArdellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Mark BabinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Steve BishopCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Dick BradstreetCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
John EderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse136
Artie MingoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Bob NuttingCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Tracy QuintCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Jim WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
  5. Ordered sent down forthwith.
  6. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-153), in concurrence.
  7. Committee Amendment "A" (H-153) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
  8. READ ONCE.
  9. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
  10. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  11. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-153).
  12. Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source