---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Preserve State Landfill Capacity And Promote Recycling"
description: "An Act To Preserve State Landfill Capacity And Promote Recycling"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 401"
citation: "Maine LD 401 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WASTE FACILITIES", "LANDFILLS", "WASTE TRACKING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan TIPPING"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-29"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6cb45ef-74c9-4532-b7be-a30576c875f9"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071212"
source_hash: "e21c395b89abd9030cb6d685659330eccd570e7138fe5a15a2a848e7f406e669"
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 401 (129) — An Act To Preserve State Landfill Capacity And Promote Recycling

## 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=HP0310&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0310&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0310&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Ryan TIPPING — primary (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-29** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-29** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-03-05** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-05** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-03-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-712).
- **2020-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2020-03-10** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-712) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-712), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **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/d6cb45ef-74c9-4532-b7be-a30576c875f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).