---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Department Of Environmental Protection Regarding The State'S Plastic Bag Reduction Law"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Department Of Environmental Protection Regarding The State'S Plastic Bag Reduction Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2148"
citation: "Maine LD 2148 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WASTES", "PLASTICS", "PLASTIC BAGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ralph TUCKER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-03-10"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65398c54-19c6-49bf-97df-4e4e0962e50c"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280076946"
source_hash: "78b972a8a3e7a275693eae607a380fbd455bb8e9052580a0c31b25f0fcbc6677"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 2148 (129) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Department Of Environmental Protection Regarding The State'S Plastic Bag Reduction Law

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1538&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1538&item=2&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Ralph TUCKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-03-10** Reported by Representative TUCKER for the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 1772, subsection 5.
- **2020-03-10** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2020-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED
- **2020-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-03-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65398c54-19c6-49bf-97df-4e4e0962e50c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).