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LD1582 • 2025

An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on the Sale of Beverages in Plastic Containers

An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on the Sale of Beverages in Plastic Containers

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Kristen Cloutier
Last action
2025-06-13
Official status
TAKEN from the Table by the President. Motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland to INSIST to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report In NON-CONCURRENCE On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 530 Yeas 12 - Nays 22 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report In NON-CONCURRENCE Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on the Sale of Beverages in Plastic Containers

An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on the Sale of Beverages in Plastic Containers Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on the Sale of Beverages in Plastic Containers Sponsor: Representative Kristen Cloutier Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

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Amendments

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Sponsored By Senator Hickman of Kennebec

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2307(06) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2307(06) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1582 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-13 Senate

    TAKEN from the Table by the President. Motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland to INSIST to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report In NON-CONCURRENCE On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 530 Yeas 12 - Nays 22 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report In NON-CONCURRENCE Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-06-04 House

    The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

  4. 2025-05-06 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-06 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on the Sale of Beverages in Plastic Containers
Sponsor:
Representative Kristen Cloutier
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1582
H.P. 1040 House of Representatives, April 10, 2025
An Act to Clarify the Prohibition on the Sale of Beverages in Plastic
Containers
Reference to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston.
Cosponsored by President DAUGHTRY of Cumberland and
Representatives: GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, MOONEN of Portland, RIELLY of
Westbrook, SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of Mexico, Senators: BICKFORD of Androscoggin,
BRENNER of Cumberland, MARTIN of Oxford, PIERCE of Cumberland.

Page 1 - 132LR2307(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §3102, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
32-A. Closure device. "Closure device" means the part of a beverage container that
4 closes or seals the container. "Closure device" includes, but is not limited to, a cap, cover,
5 lid, cork, plug or similar device. A closure device does not need to be removable in order
6 for the contents of the beverage container to be consumed.
7SUMMARY
8 Current law prohibits the sale of a beverage to a consumer in a container composed of
9 one or more plastics if the basic structure of the container, exclusive of the closure device,
10 also includes aluminum or steel. This bill enacts a definition of "closure device."
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