---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Plastic Pollution"
description: "An Act Regarding Plastic Pollution"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 295"
citation: "Maine LD 295 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PLASTICS", "PROVISIONS REVISED", "WASTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lori GRAMLICH"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2024-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e0ed7f0-450d-47ae-9ac8-2ffc9ca5adc0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085586"
source_hash: "57289f463f80cf38ec244369a87f794c7fc775cbe12fcdb0d9864f832c6d3877"
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 295 (131) — An Act Regarding Plastic Pollution

## 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=HP0193&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0193&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0193&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Lori GRAMLICH — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Grayson LOOKNER — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca JAUCH — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-03-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-03-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-03-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-825). `reading-3`
- **2024-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2024-03-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-825) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-825), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+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/7e0ed7f0-450d-47ae-9ac8-2ffc9ca5adc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).