---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Businesses' And Consumers' Use Of Returnable, Reusable And Refillable Containers For Food, Beverages And Nonfood Items"
description: "An Act Regarding Businesses' And Consumers' Use Of Returnable, Reusable And Refillable Containers For Food, Beverages And Nonfood Items"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2091"
citation: "Maine LD 2091 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE", "FOOD CONTAINERS", "VENDOR REQUIREMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3706eb3-c2db-4df6-a840-e939e75527e7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091485"
source_hash: "bb4d9f99e8299ab2e8c2baadd7f8e37f5a3364d6d19250a44c16d019e69902fd"
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 2091 (131) — An Act Regarding Businesses' And Consumers' Use Of Returnable, Reusable And Refillable Containers For Food, Beverages And Nonfood Items

## 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=SP0884&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0884&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0884&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Ronald RUSSELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed
- **2024-01-03** On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2024-01-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-529) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-21** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-21** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-529) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-02-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-02-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-02-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-529). `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+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/d3706eb3-c2db-4df6-a840-e939e75527e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).