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LD69 • 2025

An Act to Repeal the Law Restricting the Use of Certain Plastic, Paper and Single-use Bags

An Act to Repeal the Law Restricting the Use of Certain Plastic, Paper and Single-use Bags

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Sponsor
Representative Barbara Bagshaw
Last action
2025-04-10
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED . in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 100 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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An Act to Repeal the Law Restricting the Use of Certain Plastic, Paper and Single-use Bags

An Act to Repeal the Law Restricting the Use of Certain Plastic, Paper and Single-use Bags Sponsor: Representative Barbara Bagshaw Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Repeal the Law Restricting the Use of Certain Plastic, Paper and Single-use Bags Sponsor: Representative Barbara Bagshaw Reference committee: Environment and Natural Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED . in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 100 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-08 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 71 (Yeas 77 - Nays 67 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-04-03 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

  4. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-02 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-01-06 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Repeal the Law Restricting the Use of Certain Plastic, Paper and Single-use Bags
Sponsor:
Representative Barbara Bagshaw
Reference committee:
Environment and Natural Resources
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 69
H.P. 33 House of Representatives, January 8, 2025
An Act to Repeal the Law Restricting the Use of Certain Plastic,
Paper and Single-use Bags
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant
to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BAGSHAW of Windham.
Cosponsored by Senator LIBBY of Cumberland and
Representatives: COLLINS of Sidney, COOPER of Windham, JAVNER of Chester.

Page 1 - 132LR0447(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1611, as amended by PL 2021, c. 186, §18, is repealed.
3SUMMARY
4 This bill repeals the law restricting the use of recycled paper bags, reusable bags made
5 of plastic and single-use carry-out bags.
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