---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ban The Sale Of Cosmetics That Have Been Tested On Animals"
description: "An Act To Ban The Sale Of Cosmetics That Have Been Tested On Animals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1551"
citation: "Maine LD 1551 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMAL-TESTED COSMETICS BANNED", "BUSINESS PRACTICES", "SALES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria DOUDERA"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-20"
last_action: "2021-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62f59198-1d9c-44e1-88c3-cbf1505a9dc7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080514"
source_hash: "e1964b9893990fba52f0cca257e10fefbd796a3c0f6d2783b048a8bfb6d1957a"
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 1551 (130) — An Act To Ban The Sale Of Cosmetics That Have Been Tested On Animals

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1156&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1156&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Victoria DOUDERA — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah PEBWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on April 20, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2021-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62f59198-1d9c-44e1-88c3-cbf1505a9dc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).