---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Flexibility In The Deposit Labeling Of Metal Returnable Beverage Containers"
description: "An Act To Allow Flexibility In The Deposit Labeling Of Metal Returnable Beverage Containers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 338"
citation: "Maine LD 338 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE", "LABELING", "METAL CONTAINERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jessica FAY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a49c48d-17c1-4cfd-8d58-998c8719ca6e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071118"
source_hash: "891b7216a38969a92e4c563226d9fc4852f365ae8e36008e23d1ca735fdc07f6"
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 338 (129) — An Act To Allow Flexibility In The Deposit Labeling Of Metal Returnable Beverage Containers

## 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=HP0263&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0263&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Jessica FAY — primary (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- John SCHNECK — cosponsor (person)
- Lester ORDWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Robert FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RISEMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** 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`
- **2019-03-07** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-03-07** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-03-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2019-03-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-03-14** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-14** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-14** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2019-03-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-03-25** 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/8a49c48d-17c1-4cfd-8d58-998c8719ca6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).