---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Collection And Proper Disposal Of Unwanted Drugs"
description: "An Act To Support Collection And Proper Disposal Of Unwanted Drugs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 8"
citation: "Maine LD 8 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PRESCRIPTION DRUGS", "SPECIAL WASTES", "WASTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5259cc46-970b-4a43-b235-74c1100cb8e6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280077995"
source_hash: "5236bdec83ba6b4fe6cddb7c493fc7fb69cf15e34df32b35a0f2abc9453ed04b"
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 8 (130) — An Act To Support Collection And Proper Disposal Of Unwanted Drugs

## 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=SP0015&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0015&item=8&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0015&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0015&item=6&snum=130)

## Votes

- ADOPT SAS-63 to CAS-59 — **82–65** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT HAH-196 to CAS-59 — **63–84** (fail) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **25–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)
- Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 11, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-04-28** Reports READ
- **2021-04-28** On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-04-28** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 128 Yeas 25 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2021-04-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Committee Amendment "A" (S-59) READ
- **2021-04-28** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-63) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-59) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Committee Amendment "A" (S-59) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-63) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-59) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-63) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2021-05-19** Reports READ.
- **2021-05-19** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-59) was READ .
- **2021-05-19** On motion of Representative HANLEY of Pittston, House Amendment "A" (H-196) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-59) FAILED ADOPTION. `amendment-failure`
- **2021-05-19** ROLL CALL NO. 48
- **2021-05-19** (Yeas 63 - Nays 84 - Absent 4 - Excused 0)
- **2021-05-19** Subsequently, Senate Amendment "A" (S-63) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-59) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-05-19** ROLL CALL NO. 49
- **2021-05-19** (Yeas 82 - Nays 65 - Absent 4 - Excused 0)
- **2021-05-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-59) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-63) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-59) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-63) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5259cc46-970b-4a43-b235-74c1100cb8e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).