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

LD 1714: An Act To Create A New Pathway To Licensure To Drive School Buses

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 1714 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Create A New Pathway To Licensure To Drive School Buses. Primary sponsor: Rick Bennett (Independent). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

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): Democratic 1 · Independent 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick BennettPrimary sponsorIndependentSenate18
Jan DodgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Steven FosterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Caldwell JacksonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Mike LanceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Jim LibbyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22

“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. Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. Reported Out - ONTP
  3. Voted - ONTP
  4. Work Session Held
  5. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  6. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
  7. Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

Sources

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