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Bill would create study on allowing mini trucks on Maine roads; Secretary of State supports working group
Summary
Senate President Maddie Daughtry introduced L.D. 1209 on April 1, 2025, proposing a Secretary of State‑led working group to study whether small, lightweight "mini trucks" should be allowed on Maine roads under defined conditions.
Senate President Maddie Daughtry presented L.D. 1209 on April 1, 2025, asking the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation to authorize a working group to study the safety, inspection and registration rules that would be required to allow small, lightweight vehicles — commonly called "mini trucks" or "K trucks" — to be used on Maine roads.
The bill would direct the Secretary of State to convene an eight-member working group that would review federal and state safety standards, examine inspection and registration models used elsewhere, evaluate insurance implications and report back to the committee by Dec. 3, 2025. The sponsor said constituents want affordable, low‑speed cargo vehicles for short-distance utility uses and that…
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