---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Delay Implementation Of Recent Changes To Maine'S Beverage Container Redemption Law"
description: "An Act To Delay Implementation Of Recent Changes To Maine'S Beverage Container Redemption Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1564"
citation: "Maine LD 1564 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOTTLES", "COMMINGLING GROUPS", "CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael SOBOLESKI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b971ed2-845d-457f-a4ae-bb3b4d47ac33"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098380"
source_hash: "c4bc66d5eb1609d81712512c2f27af248a773be148d16ae71bf71a2d99520352"
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 1564 (132) — An Act To Delay Implementation Of Recent Changes To Maine'S Beverage Container Redemption Law

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-415)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1022&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 241** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1022&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1564 HP 1022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1022&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michael SOBOLESKI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-415). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-415) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-415), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-03** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+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/3b971ed2-845d-457f-a4ae-bb3b4d47ac33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).