# Maine LD 2191: An Act to Establish a Biennial Inspection System for Vehicle Rental Companies

Maine LD 2191, An Act to Establish a Biennial Inspection System for Vehicle Rental Companies, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 638); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2191
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Establish a Biennial Inspection System for Vehicle Rental Companies
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 638
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTOR VEHICLES - INSPECTION
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Two-year rental fleet inspections with higher fees: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, qualifying rental businesses can get two-year inspection certificates for each fleet vehicle. Businesses must rent noncommercial vehicles to the public and register at least 700 such vehicles in Maine each year. They must file an affidavit with Maine’s Department of Publi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Actions (8)

- 2026-04-03: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 638
- 2026-03-25: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-19: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-855), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.Bill READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-855) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: 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-855).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.On motion by Senator Nangle of Cumberland REFERRED to Committee on Transportation, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Representative CRAFTS for the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 78, section 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATIONSent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-855), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1472&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1472&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1472&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-855), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1472&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1472&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1472&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2191-132 (as of 2026-10-17).