LD 2159 — An Act To Require School Buses To Be Equipped With And To Use School Bus Crossing Arms
Last action — Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 24, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Failed a recorded vote
Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
In plain language
The bill requires school buses to have and use crossing arms.
This bill mandates that school buses must be equipped with crossing arms and must use them while stopping to ensure student safety. The full details of the requirements are not available as the text of the bill is not provided.
Summary
An Act to Require School Buses to Be Equipped with and to Use School Bus Crossing Arms
Bill Text
- LD 2159 HP 1448 View text Current pdf
Amendments
2 amendmentsClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Sponsors
- LD 2159 · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 85 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- LD 2159
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (185)
185 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 185 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 46 | 25 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 2 | 59 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Unenrolled | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 92 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 35% | 61% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BOYER of Poland | — | Nay |
| BOYER of Cape Elizabeth | — | Yea |
| FARRIN of Jefferson | — | Yea |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Nay |
| LIBBY of Auburn | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Guilford | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Ellsworth | — | Nay |
| WOOD of Norway | — | Nay |
| WOOD of Greene | — | Nay |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Yea |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Graham | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Nay |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Cassie Julia | Democrat | Yea |
| Charles Skold | Democrat | Yea |
| Cheryl Golek | Democrat | Yea |
| Christina Mitchell | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Yea |
| D. Ray | Democrat | Nay |
| Dani O'Halloran | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Yea |
| David Rollins | Democrat | Yea |
| David Sinclair | Democrat | Nay |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Nay |
| Dylan Pugh | Democrat | Yea |
| Eleanor Sato | Democrat | Yea |
| Flavia DeBrito | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Friedmann | Democrat | Yea |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Nay |
| James Dill | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia McCabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Kilton Webb | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Nay |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Yea |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Yea |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Yea |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Yea |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Nay |
| Marshall Archer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Beck | Democrat | Yea |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Yea |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Nay |
| Nina Milliken | Democrat | Yea |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Nay |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Yea |
| Rafael Macias | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Yea |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Yea |
| Scott Harriman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean Faircloth | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephan Bunker | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Nay |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Yea |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Nay |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Yea |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Nay |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Yea |
| Yusuf Yusuf | Democrat | Yea |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Nay |
| Abden Simmons | Republican | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Nay |
| Alicia Collins | Republican | Nay |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Nay |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Nay |
| Ann Fredericks | Republican | Nay |
| Arthur Mingo | Republican | Nay |
| Barbara Bagshaw | Republican | Nay |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Nay |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Nay |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Nay |
| Donald Ardell | Republican | Nay |
| Elizabeth Caruso | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Nay |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Nay |
| James Thorne | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Yea |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Nay |
| John Eder | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Nay |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Kenneth Fredette | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Nay |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Nay |
| Lucien Daigle | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Babin | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Marygrace Cimino | Republican | Nay |
| Mathew McIntyre | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Lance | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Nay |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Flynn | Republican | Nay |
| Quentin Chapman | Republican | Nay |
| Rachel Henderson | Republican | Nay |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Nay |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Nay |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Nutting | Republican | Nay |
| Roger Albert | Republican | Nay |
| Rolf Olsen | Republican | Nay |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Bishop | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Nay |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Lavigne | Republican | Nay |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Nay |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Nay |
| William Tuell | Republican | Nay |
| Sharon Frost | Unenrolled | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does LD 2159 do?
- An Act to Require School Buses to Be Equipped with and to Use School Bus Crossing Arms
- Who sponsors LD 2159?
- LD 2159 is sponsored by LD 2159.
- What is the current status of LD 2159?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 24, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track LD 2159?
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