---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Modernize Maine'S Beverage Container Redemption Law"
description: "An Act To Modernize Maine'S Beverage Container Redemption Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1909"
citation: "Maine LD 1909 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOTTLES", "CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE", "REDEMPTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison HEPLER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-09"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d147aee-a440-4f71-b9da-09e4d3a161ea"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089278"
source_hash: "c3af4e01d8fadb4fe9d9e77b7d6a984aab275dbb89304e3e817871b2c22f487c"
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 1909 (131) — An Act To Modernize Maine'S Beverage Container Redemption Law

## 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=HP1225&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1225&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1225&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1225&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Allison HEPLER — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- James LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-05-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-667), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-667). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-497) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-497) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-497) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-497) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+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/6d147aee-a440-4f71-b9da-09e4d3a161ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).