republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/130/ld-1639.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect The Health And Welfare Of Maine Communities And Reduce Harmful Solid Waste"
description: "An Act To Protect The Health And Welfare Of Maine Communities And Reduce Harmful Solid Waste"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1639"
citation: "Maine LD 1639 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MANAGEMENT", "REDUCTION", "SOLID WASTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-03"
last_action: "2022-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0dfd5d22-1edd-42fd-a2ee-ad6e98db0318"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080698"
source_hash: "c7b6219868481facc884ea10797b762b93ed9a50e5d4e1b4a2b410b3fd5d1907"
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 1639 (130) — An Act To Protect The Health And Welfare Of Maine Communities And Reduce Harmful Solid Waste

## 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=SP0523&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0523&item=7&snum=130)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0523&item=3&snum=130)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0523&item=1&snum=130)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0523&item=6&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT RPT 'A' OTP-A — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Enactment — **102–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Lynne WILLIAMS — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Rena NEWELL — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 3, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2021-07-19** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302
- **2022-04-05** Reports READ
- **2022-04-05** On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF ANY REPORT
- **2022-04-07** Taken from the table by the President
- **2022-04-07** On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) ACCEPTED
- **2022-04-07** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 714 Yeas 32 - Nays 0 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2022-04-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) READ
- **2022-04-07** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "B" (S-525) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-525) thereto
- **2022-04-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-525) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-04-11** Reports READ.
- **2022-04-11** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) was READ.
- **2022-04-11** Senate Amendment "B" (S-525) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-525) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-494) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-525) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-04-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-11** ROLL CALL NO. 549
- **2022-04-11** (Yeas 102 - Nays 25 - Absent 20 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0dfd5d22-1edd-42fd-a2ee-ad6e98db0318`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).