LD 69 (subjects: OPERATING UNDER INFLUENCE , DRUGS )
Official bill page at mainelegislature.org: http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=69&PID=1456&snum=127
Sponsors | Actions | Bill Text & Amendments | Patterns of Support
Sponsors
Principal Sponsor: Rep. Lori Fowle of Vassalboro: (D – District 80) — e-mail | Twitter | Facebook
8 Cosponsors:
- Rep. Jonathan Kinney of Limington: (R – District 22) — e-mail | Twitter
Rep. Michel Lajoie of Lewiston: (D – District 58) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. Catherine Nadeau of Winslow: (D – District 78) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. Donna Doore of Augusta: (D – District 85) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. Roger Sherman of Hodgdon: (R – District 144) — e-mail | Facebook
Rep. Robert Saucier of Presque Isle: (D – District 147) — e-mail | Facebook
Sen. Earle McCormick of Kennebec: (R – District 14) — e-mail | Facebook
Sen. Bill Diamond of Cumberland: (D – District 26) — e-mail | Twitter | Facebook
Actions
Chamber |
Action | |
1/20/2015 | House | Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
1/22/2015 | Senate | On motion by Senator Rosen of Hancock, REFERRED to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, in concurrence. |
3/31/2015 | House | CONSENT CALENDAR – FIRST DAY |
4/1/2015 | House | Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative McLEAN of Gorham, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted. CONSENT CALENDAR – SECOND DAY. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment “A” (H-25). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
4/2/2015 | Senate | Report READ and ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment “A” (H-25) READ and ADOPTED , in concurrence. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. |
4/7/2015 | Senate | COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment “A” (H-25), in concurrence. Ordered sent down forthwith. |
4/9/2015 | House | PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
4/14/2015 | Senate | On motion by Senator COLLINS of York PLACED ON THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE pending ENACTMENT |
7/16/2015 | Senate | The Bill was in the possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) |
Bill Text & Amendments
Important Note: The bill text below presents L.D. 69 as originally introduced. L.D. 69 was changed by the legislature through amendment. To understand the impact of this legislation in proper context, be sure to read adopted amendment text, available here: C-A (H-25) .
An Act To Require Drug Testing of the Driver of a Motor Vehicle Involved in a Fatal Accident
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA 2522, sub- 2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 565, 1, is further amended to read:
Summary
Current law requires a law enforcement officer investigating a motor vehicle accident that has resulted in, or may result in, a death to require the operator of a motor vehicle to submit to a blood test. If the investigating officer determines it to be appropriate, the officer may require that operator to also submit to a breath test or chemical test to determine the operator???s alcohol level or the presence of a drug or drug metabolite.
This bill requires the investigating officer to require the operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident that results in, or may result in, death to submit to a breath test or chemical test to determine the alcohol level or the presence of a drug or drug metabolite.
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This information about LD 69 was last updated on 2016-05-12.
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