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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Reduction And Recycling Of Food Waste"
description: "An Act Regarding The Reduction And Recycling Of Food Waste"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1065"
citation: "Maine LD 1065 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD WASTES", "RECYCLING", "WASTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stacy BRENNER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-18"
last_action: "2025-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9ba79d8-831b-481a-8be5-d6f2e5f0ab28"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097384"
source_hash: "116a7d5a2e41d52ef42a59c41b0d2f65aa15e1e42d2462ceeda2ebc0d11c507a"
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 1065 (132) — An Act Regarding The Reduction And Recycling Of Food Waste
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment C-A (S-279)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0438&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 419** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0438&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1065 SP 438** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0438&item=1&snum=132)
## Sponsors
- Stacy BRENNER — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-18** 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
- **2025-03-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (S-279) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-279). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-05** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-279). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.
- **2025-06-10** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-10** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-24** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+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
- **2025-06-05T04:00:00+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/d9ba79d8-831b-481a-8be5-d6f2e5f0ab28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).