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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Carry-Out Bags"
description: "An Act To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Carry-Out Bags"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1532"
citation: "Maine LD 1532 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE", "PLASTIC BAGS", "PROHIBITED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly STOVER"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-04-11"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9c40155-ccaa-4655-9cbe-84ac9e9ba6ed"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073133"
source_hash: "a32b0d073f9fbf8d186b0ec30a93b01cbc1b67b4dfb3df188afb597e08b9a41c"
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 1532 (129) — An Act To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Carry-Out Bags
## 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=HP1115&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1115&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1115&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1115&item=4&snum=129)
5. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1115&item=3&snum=129)
## Votes
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **2411** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **9152** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT HAH-392 TO CAH-378 — **5091** (fail) · lower
- ENACTMENT — **249** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Holly STOVER — primary (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Donald MAREAN — cosponsor (person)
- Genevieve McDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn BABINE — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-11** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-30** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-30** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-30** ROLL CALL NO. 157
- **2019-05-30** (Yeas 91 - Nays 52 - Absent 5 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
- **2019-05-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) was READ.
- **2019-05-30** On motion of Representative STEWART of Presque Isle, House Amendment "A" (H-392) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) was READ.
- **2019-05-30** Subsequently, House Amendment "A" (H-392) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) FAILED ADOPTION.
- **2019-05-30** ROLL CALL NO. 158
- **2019-05-30** (Yeas 50 - Nays 91 - Absent 7 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
- **2019-05-30** Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) was ADOPTED.
- **2019-05-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-378).
- **2019-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** Reports READ
- **2019-06-03** Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2019-06-03** On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report,
- **2019-06-04** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-06-04** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) Report ACCEPTED
- **2019-06-04** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 186 Yeas 24 - Nays 11 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 217 Yeas 24 - Nays 9 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9c40155-ccaa-4655-9cbe-84ac9e9ba6ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).