---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Direct A Portion Of Unclaimed Beverage Container Deposits To The Lake Water Quality Restoration And Protection Fund, The Maine Working Farmland Access And Protection Program And Public Defender Office Staffing"
description: "An Act To Direct A Portion Of Unclaimed Beverage Container Deposits To The Lake Water Quality Restoration And Protection Fund, The Maine Working Farmland Access And Protection Program And Public Defender Office Staffing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2141"
citation: "Maine LD 2141 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOTTLES", "CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE", "UNCLAIMED DEPOSITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stacy BRENNER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ec72db6-8daa-42a7-a1ea-1a5d6dd91bcf"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101055"
source_hash: "723bba42256110861d55a280a7606f98820edf813728e6f256b490ef9b0030b0"
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 2141 (132) — An Act To Direct A Portion Of Unclaimed Beverage Container Deposits To The Lake Water Quality Restoration And Protection Fund, The Maine Working Farmland Access And Protection Program And Public Defender Office Staffing

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-613)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0859&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-660)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0859&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 731** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0859&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 2141 SP 859** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0859&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Stacy BRENNER — primary (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** 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
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** Reports READ
- **2026-04-06** Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report.
- **2026-04-06** On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-613)
- **2026-04-13** Taken from the table by the President
- **2026-04-13** The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) READ.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) thereto. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-13** On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) was READ.
- **2026-04-13** Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-613) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-04-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-613). as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-660) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ec72db6-8daa-42a7-a1ea-1a5d6dd91bcf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).