---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Continue The Exemption For Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged At Wholesale"
description: "An Act To Continue The Exemption For Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged At Wholesale"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1306"
citation: "Maine LD 1306 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTAINERS", "POLYSTYRENE FOOD SERVICE", "WASTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard BRADSTREET"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-27"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bc2a8d0-69d7-499d-aa5d-3106f96da26f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097834"
source_hash: "26812b40977e53e82af5fcb1cdfc931469de4dc9c8f792475e6c8a51040701a2"
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 1306 (132) — An Act To Continue The Exemption For Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged At Wholesale

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (S-92)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0536&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 151** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0536&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1306 SP 536** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0536&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Richard BRADSTREET — primary (person)
- Amy ARATA — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce BICKFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Paul FLYNN — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Steven FOSTER — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-27** 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
- **2025-03-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-92) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-92). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-92). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+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/3bc2a8d0-69d7-499d-aa5d-3106f96da26f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).