---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Disposable Food Service Containers"
description: "An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Disposable Food Service Containers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 289"
citation: "Maine LD 289 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WASTES", "CONTAINERS", "POLYSTYRENE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stanley ZEIGLER"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9cfe8428-3a4d-4e85-b335-8d0dae8c7685"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071044"
source_hash: "246c7a23ca07b66e711030555e921553ce8d93ab760ca0ed1fd5cabc8cb83b71"
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 289 (129) — An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Disposable Food Service Containers

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0213&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0213&item=7&snum=129)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0213&item=3&snum=129)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0213&item=1&snum=129)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0213&item=6&snum=129)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT — **23–10** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **87–51** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stanley ZEIGLER — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Justin CHENETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia BLUME — cosponsor (person)
- Michael DEVIN — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Robert ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Reports READ.
- **2019-04-02** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2019-04-02** Later today assigned.
- **2019-04-04** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-04-04** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-04** ROLL CALL NO. 37
- **2019-04-04** (Yeas 87 - Nays 51 - Absent 11 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)
- **2019-04-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-49) was READ.
- **2019-04-04** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, House Amendment "A" (H-55) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-49) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-49) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-55) thereto was ADOPTED.
- **2019-04-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-04-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-49) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-55) thereto.
- **2019-04-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-11** Reports READ
- **2019-04-11** Senator CARSON of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2019-04-11** On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report,
- **2019-04-16** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-04-16** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-49) Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2019-04-16** Roll Call Ordered
- **2019-04-16** Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw his motion for a Roll Call.
- **2019-04-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-49) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2019-04-16** House Amendment "A" (H-55) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-49) ADOPTED
- **2019-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-49) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-55) thereto ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-49) AS AMENDED BY House Amendment "A" (H-55) thereto `reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** On motion by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT
- **2019-04-25** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-04-25** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 57 Yeas 23 - Nays 10 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2019-04-30** 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/9cfe8428-3a4d-4e85-b335-8d0dae8c7685`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).