An Act To Eliminate Barriers To Reentry Into The Community After Incarceration By Repealing Certain Driver'S License Suspension Provisions
LD 421 repeals Maine law provisions that allowed courts to suspend a driver's license for up to 5 years for certain drug-related offenses. It specifically targets suspensions for crimes including drug trafficking, counterfeit drug trafficking, and aggravated marijuana cultivation. The bill removes the legal authority for courts to impose these license suspensions when sentencing individuals convicted of those specific offenses. This change directly affects people convicted of the listed drug crimes by eliminating a barrier to driving privileges upon reentry into the community after incarceration.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Failed
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action May 22, 2025
Floor votes · House May 20, 2025
How they voted
58–73
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 135
May 20, 2025
D
Democratic66
86% Yea
I
Independent3
33% Nay
R
Republican66
96% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
3
Committee
6
May 20, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (58-73-4)
house
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Minority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
May 8, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - ONTP/OTP
legislature
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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