# Maine LD 1562: An Act Regarding Municipal Road Standards Maine LD 1562, An Act Regarding Municipal Road Standards, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Mathew McIntyre (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-20 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 395); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1562-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1562 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Regarding Municipal Road Standards - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-10 - Last action: 2025-06-20, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 395 - Sponsor: Mathew McIntyre (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: ROADS, ROADS - MAINTENANCE - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Town board can order road repairs: benefit, low. A town may appoint a board of appeals to review unsafe town ways. After an officer has five days' actual notice, any three or more responsible people can petition. The board must inspect the way, hold a nearby hearing, and decide if the way is unsafe for the season and surface. If unsafe, it orders… - Stronger town road repair duties and rights: mixed, low. Towns must keep roads open and in repair so they are safe for drivers. Safety is judged by the road surface and the season. You must send written notice naming the unsafe town way to the responsible officer. If they unreasonably fail to fix it in a reasonable time and you are injured or your proper… - Old road rules repealed and merged: mixed, low. The law repeals sections 3653 and 3654 and folds road rules into the updated sections 3651 and 3652. This streamlines remedies into the duty-to-repair, notice-and-sue rules, and the local board petition process. Real effects for residents depend on what those repealed sections previously required. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mathew McIntyre (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Drinkwater (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Babin (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michel Lajoie (Democratic), House ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-20: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 395 - 2025-06-11: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-10: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-10: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-579) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-579), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-06-09: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-579).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-10: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-579), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1020&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1020&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1020&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-579), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1020&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1020&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1020&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1562-132 (as of 2026-10-17).