---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 80: Reduction Of Toxics In Packaging, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Environmental Protection"
description: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 80: Reduction Of Toxics In Packaging, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Environmental Protection"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2227"
citation: "Maine LD 2227 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT", "REDUCTION OF TOXICS IN PACKAGING", "RULES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lori GRAMLICH"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-02-22"
last_action: "2024-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58d69be9-a643-433c-a476-f11e0f1a380d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280092095"
source_hash: "58e87f9565a85f3a7624bab5b7423f4d7855140af935ecb71bc342312e01c338"
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 2227 (131) — Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 80: Reduction Of Toxics In Packaging, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Environmental Protection

## 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=HP1428&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1428&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Lori GRAMLICH — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-22** Representative GRAMLICH for the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072 and approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council, reports that the Resolve be REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-22** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-22** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2024-02-22** On motion by Senator Brenner of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-03-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-03-12** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2024-03-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-03-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-13** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-03-19** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2024-03-19** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-20** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+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/58d69be9-a643-433c-a476-f11e0f1a380d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).