---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Handling Fee For Beverage Containers Reimbursed To Dealers And Redemption Centers"
description: "An Act To Increase The Handling Fee For Beverage Containers Reimbursed To Dealers And Redemption Centers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 134"
citation: "Maine LD 134 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOTTLES", "CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE", "HANDLING COSTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ceaa815-e3f3-47a9-8977-a23490166a72"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085296"
source_hash: "3662040717c2d65aa17279cfe45adf75d83130b33c4cc3f4528fe16d7463a66d"
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 134 (131) — An Act To Increase The Handling Fee For Beverage Containers Reimbursed To Dealers And Redemption Centers

## 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=SP0073&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0073&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0073&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)
- James BOYLE — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-01-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-04-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-04-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-04-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-34) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-04-25** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-25** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-34) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-04-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-04-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-04-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-34). `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-27** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-04-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-02** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence
- **2023-05-03** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-05-03** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5ceaa815-e3f3-47a9-8977-a23490166a72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).