Maine 129th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Enacted 5 D cosponsors

LD 1532 — An Act To Eliminate Single-Use Plastic Carry-Out Bags

Last action — Signed by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 11, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 66% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 217 Yeas 24 - Nays 9 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  3. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  5. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  6. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) in concurrence

  7. Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) READ and ADOPTED

  8. READ ONCE

  9. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 186 Yeas 24 - Nays 11 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  10. Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) Report ACCEPTED

  11. Taken from the table by the President

  12. 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,

  13. Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.

  14. Reports READ

  15. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  16. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-378).

  17. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  18. Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) was ADOPTED.

  19. (Yeas 50 - Nays 91 - Absent 7 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)

  20. ROLL CALL NO. 158

  21. Subsequently, House Amendment "A" (H-392) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) FAILED ADOPTION.

  22. On motion of Representative STEWART of Presque Isle, House Amendment "A" (H-392) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) was READ.

  23. Committee Amendment "A" (H-378) was READ.

  24. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  25. (Yeas 91 - Nays 52 - Absent 5 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)

  26. ROLL CALL NO. 157

  27. On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  28. Reports READ.

  29. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence

  30. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  31. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

  32. Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 50 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (177)

177 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

ENACTMENT

Passed 24 Yea · 9 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20401
Republican 2501
Democrat 2000
Total 24902
% of votes cast 69%26%0%6%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BELLOWS of Kennebec — Yea
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CARPENTER of Aroostook — Yea
CARSON of Cumberland — Yea
CHENETTE of York — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
CLAXTON of Androscoggin — Yea
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Yea
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Yea
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Not Voting
DOW of Lincoln — Nay
FARRIN of Somerset — Nay
GRATWICK of Penobscot — Yea
HAMPER of Oxford — Nay
HERBIG of Waldo — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Yea
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
LUCHINI of Hancock — Yea
MILLETT of Cumberland — Yea
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Nay
ROSEN of Hancock — Yea
SANBORN, H. of Cumberland — Yea
SANBORN, L. of Cumberland — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Not Voting
David Woodsome Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

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ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT

Passed 24 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20500
Republican 2600
Democrat 2000
Total 241100
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BELLOWS of Kennebec — Yea
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CARPENTER of Aroostook — Yea
CARSON of Cumberland — Yea
CHENETTE of York — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
CLAXTON of Androscoggin — Yea
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Nay
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Yea
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Yea
DOW of Lincoln — Nay
FARRIN of Somerset — Nay
GRATWICK of Penobscot — Yea
HAMPER of Oxford — Nay
HERBIG of Waldo — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Yea
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
LUCHINI of Hancock — Yea
MILLETT of Cumberland — Yea
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Nay
ROSEN of Hancock — Yea
SANBORN, H. of Cumberland — Yea
SANBORN, L. of Cumberland — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

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ADOPT HAH-392 TO CAH-378

Failed 50 Yea · 91 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 325805
Republican 17404
Democrat 12700
Unenrolled 0100
Independent 0100
Total 509109
% of votes cast 33%61%0%6%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Nay
ALLEY of Beals — Nay
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Nay
AUSTIN of Gray — Yea
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Nay
BABINE of Scarborough — Nay
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Nay
BLUME of York — Nay
BROOKS of Lewiston — Not Voting
BRYANT of Windham — Nay
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Nay
CARDONE of Bangor — Nay
CEBRA of Naples — Yea
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Nay
COLLINGS of Portland — Nay
COREY of Windham — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Nay
CUDDY of Winterport — Nay
CURTIS of Madison — Yea
DENK of Kennebunk — Nay
DeVEAU of Caribou — Yea
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Yea
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Yea
DOORE of Augusta — Nay
DUNPHY of Old Town — Nay
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Nay
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Nay
FAY of Raymond — Nay
GIDEON of Freeport — Nay
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HAGGAN of Hampden — Yea
HANDY of Lewiston — Nay
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Yea
HANLEY of Pittston — Not Voting
HARNETT of Gardiner — Nay
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Nay
HOBBS of Wells — Nay
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Nay
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Nay
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Yea
JORGENSEN of Portland — Nay
KESCHL of Belgrade — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Yea
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Nay
KRYZAK of Acton — Yea
LANDRY of Farmington — Nay
LOCKMAN of Bradley — Yea
LYFORD of Eddington — Yea
MADIGAN of Waterville — Nay
MAREAN of Hollis — Nay
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Nay
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Nay
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Nay
McDONALD of Stonington — Nay
McLEAN of Gorham — Nay
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Nay
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MORALES of South Portland — Nay
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Nay
ORDWAY of Standish — Yea
PAULHUS of Bath — Not Voting
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Nay
PEOPLES of Westbrook — Nay
PERRY of Calais — Nay
PERRY of Bangor — Nay
PICKETT of Dixfield — Yea
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Nay
REED of Carmel — Yea
RILEY of Jay — Nay
RISEMAN of Harrison — Nay
RYKERSON of Kittery — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SCHNECK of Bangor — Nay
SHARPE of Durham — Nay
SHEATS of Auburn — Nay
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Yea
STANLEY of Medway — Nay
STEARNS of Guilford — Yea
STETKIS of Canaan — Yea
STROM of Pittsfield — Yea
SYLVESTER of Portland — Nay
TUCKER of Brunswick — Nay
VEROW of Brewer — Nay
WHITE of Waterville — Nay
WHITE of Mars Hill — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Nay
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Nay
Allison Hepler Democrat Nay
Ann Matlack Democrat Nay
Anne M. Carney Democrat Nay
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Nay
Christopher Kessler Democrat Nay
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Drew Gattine Democrat Nay
Holly Stover Democrat Nay
Janice Dodge Democrat Nay
Lori Gramlich Democrat Nay
Matt Moonen Democrat Nay
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Nay
Michael Brennan Democrat Nay
Michael Tipping Democrat Nay
Michele Meyer Democrat Nay
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Nay
Parnell Terry Democrat Nay
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Nay
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Nay
Victoria Doudera Democrat Nay
William Pluecker Independent Nay
Abigail Griffin Republican Not Voting
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Bruce Bickford Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Not Voting
Gary Drinkwater Republican Yea
Gregory Swallow Republican Yea
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Cooper Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Not Voting
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Not Voting
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Nay

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ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Passed 91 Yea · 52 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 583205
Republican 41902
Democrat 27100
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 915207
% of votes cast 61%35%0%5%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Yea
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Nay
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BABINE of Scarborough — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Not Voting
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COREY of Windham — Nay
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Nay
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
CURTIS of Madison — Nay
DENK of Kennebunk — Yea
DeVEAU of Caribou — Nay
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Nay
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Nay
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HAGGAN of Hampden — Nay
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Nay
HANLEY of Pittston — Not Voting
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Nay
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
KESCHL of Belgrade — Nay
KINNEY of Knox — Nay
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Yea
KRYZAK of Acton — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
LOCKMAN of Bradley — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MAREAN of Hollis — Yea
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Yea
McLEAN of Gorham — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Not Voting
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PEOPLES of Westbrook — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Nay
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
REED of Carmel — Nay
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
RYKERSON of Kittery — Yea
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SCHNECK of Bangor — Yea
SHARPE of Durham — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Nay
STETKIS of Canaan — Nay
STROM of Pittsfield — Nay
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
VEROW of Brewer — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WHITE of Mars Hill — Nay
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Yea
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Not Voting
Amy Arata Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Not Voting
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1532?
LD 1532 is sponsored by Shawn BABINE, Donald MAREAN, David McCREA, Genevieve McDONALD, Michele Meyer (Democrat), Nicole C. Grohoski (Democrat), Lori Gramlich (Democrat), Holly Stover (Democrat), and Michael Brennan (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 1532?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 11, 2019. Enacted.
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