An Act To Amend The State'S Vehicle Inspection Law By Requiring Inspections Biennially
This bill would change Maine's vehicle inspection requirement from an annual check to a biennial (every two years) inspection for all vehicles registered in the state. Currently, vehicle owners must get an inspection each year, but this bill would extend the interval to every two years. The change applies to every registered vehicle, including those in Cumberland County that previously had separate enhanced inspection rules. The bill does not alter the specific inspection criteria, only the frequency of required checks.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2025
Last action Jun 2, 2025
Floor votes
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Jun 2, 2025
Committee
On motion of Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
May 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
legislature
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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