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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Modernize Maine'S Beverage Container Redemption Law"
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description: "An Act To Modernize Maine'S Beverage Container Redemption Law"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "131"
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identifier: "LD 1909"
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citation: "Maine LD 1909 (131)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BOTTLES", "CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE", "REDEMPTION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Allison HEPLER"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 35
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2023-05-09"
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last_action: "2023-07-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d147aee-a440-4f71-b9da-09e4d3a161ea"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089278"
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source_hash: "c3af4e01d8fadb4fe9d9e77b7d6a984aab275dbb89304e3e817871b2c22f487c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 1909 (131) — An Act To Modernize Maine'S Beverage Container Redemption Law
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1225&item=2&snum=131)
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2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1225&item=5&snum=131)
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3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1225&item=1&snum=131)
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4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1225&item=4&snum=131)
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## Sponsors
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- Allison HEPLER — primary (person)
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- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
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- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
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- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
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- James LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
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- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
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- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-05-09** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2023-05-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-05-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
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- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-667), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2023-06-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
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- **2023-06-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
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- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
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- **2023-06-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-667). `reading-3`
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- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-06-22** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
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- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) `reading-3`
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- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-497) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-497) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-497) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
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- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
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- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-497) thereto. `reading-3`
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- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
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- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
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- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
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- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
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- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d147aee-a440-4f71-b9da-09e4d3a161ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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