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LD1306 • 2025

An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale

An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Richard Bradstreet
Last action
2025-05-30
Official status
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale

An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale Sponsor: Senator Richard Bradstreet Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale Sponsor: Senator Richard Bradstreet Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Governor action: Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1435(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1435(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1306 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-30 Governor

    Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

  2. 2025-05-27 House

    This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-27 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale
Sponsor:
Senator Richard Bradstreet
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor (Emergency Measure)

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1435(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 536 - L.D. 1306
An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food
Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and
Whereas, this legislation amends the provisions of law regarding disposable food
service containers. Pursuant to Public Law 2021, chapter 208, those provisions of law are
effective July 1, 2025; and
Whereas, this legislation needs to be enacted prior to July 1, 2025; and
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now,
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1571, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2021, c. 208, §1, is further
amended by amending the first blocked paragraph to read:
This subsection is repealed July 1, 2025 2027.
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §1571, sub-§3-A, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 208, §2, is amended
by amending the first blocked paragraph to read:
This subsection is effective July 1, 2025 2027.
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §1572, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 2021, c. 208, §4, is further
amended by amending the first blocked paragraph to read:
This paragraph is repealed July 1, 2025 2027.
Emergency clause. In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this legislation
takes effect when approved.
APPROVED
MAY 30, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
151
PUBLIC LAW