Maine 130th Legislature (2021-2022) Status: To Executive

LD 259 — An Act To Improve Solid Waste Management

Last action — Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 728 Yeas 19 - Nays 11 - Excused 4 - Absent 0

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

This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 728 Yeas 19 - Nays 11 - Excused 4 - Absent 0

  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  5. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-882) in concurrence

  6. Committee Amendment "A" (H-882) READ and ADOPTED

  7. READ ONCE

  8. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number Roll Call Ordered Yeas 21 - Nays 11 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  9. Subsequently Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-882) ACCEPTED

  10. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 695 Yeas 12 - Nays 20 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  11. Senator BENNETT of Oxford moved to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED

  12. Reports READ

  13. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  14. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-882).

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

  16. Committee Amendment "A" (H-882) was READ and ADOPTED.

  17. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  18. (Yeas 75 - Nays 58 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)

  19. ROLL CALL NO. 509

  20. On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.

  21. Reports READ.

  22. Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP/OTP-AM

  23. Voted - Divided Report

  24. Work Session Held

  25. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.

  26. Carry Over Approved

  27. Carry Over Requested

  28. Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.

  29. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

  30. Received by the Clerk of the House on January 27, 2021.

Sponsors

  • Genevieve McDONALD · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 48 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Genevieve McDONALD

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (185)

185 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 19 Yea · 11 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 8002
Independent 0100
Republican 2600
Unaffiliated 9402
Total 191104
% of votes cast 56%32%0%12%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
CLAXTON of Androscoggin — Yea
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Nay
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Yea
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Yea
FARRIN of Somerset — Nay
KEIM of Oxford — Not Voting
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Not Voting
MAXMIN of Lincoln — Yea
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Nay
ROSEN of Hancock — Nay
SANBORN of Cumberland — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Yea
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Not Voting
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Not Voting
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Yea
Richard A. Bennett Independent Nay
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

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ACCEPT RPT 'A' OTP-A

Passed 21 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10000
Independent 0100
Republican 1502
Unaffiliated 10500
Total 211102
% of votes cast 62%32%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
CLAXTON of Androscoggin — Yea
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Nay
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Yea
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Yea
FARRIN of Somerset — Nay
KEIM of Oxford — Nay
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
MAXMIN of Lincoln — Yea
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Nay
ROSEN of Hancock — Nay
SANBORN of Cumberland — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Yea
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Yea
Richard A. Bennett Independent Nay
Caldwell Jackson Republican Not Voting
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Not Voting

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INDEFINITELY POSTPONE

Failed 12 Yea · 20 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 01000
Independent 1000
Republican 5102
Unaffiliated 6900
Total 122002
% of votes cast 35%59%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
BREEN of Cumberland — Nay
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Nay
CLAXTON of Androscoggin — Nay
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Yea
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Nay
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Nay
FARRIN of Somerset — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Yea
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
MAXMIN of Lincoln — Nay
MIRAMANT of Knox — Nay
POULIOT of Kennebec — Yea
ROSEN of Hancock — Yea
SANBORN of Cumberland — Nay
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Nay
Anne M. Carney Democrat Nay
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Nay
James Dill Democrat Nay
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Nay
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Nay
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Nay
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Nay
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Nay
Richard A. Bennett Independent Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Not Voting
David Woodsome Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Yea
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Yea
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Not Voting

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ACC REPORT 'A' OTP AS AMEND

Passed 75 Yea · 58 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3928010
Republican 23002
Democrat 32002
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 7558014
% of votes cast 51%39%0%10%
How each member voted (147)
Member Party Vote
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Nay
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Not Voting
BOYLE of Gorham — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Not Voting
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Not Voting
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Not Voting
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
CONNOR of Lewiston — Nay
COREY of Windham — Not Voting
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Nay
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Nay
DOLLOFF of Milton Township — Nay
DOWNES of Bucksport — Nay
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
EVANS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HANLEY of Pittston — Nay
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Nay
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
KINNEY of Knox — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
LAROCHELLE of Augusta — Yea
LIBBY of Auburn — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Not Voting
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth — Yea
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Nay
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Not Voting
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Nay
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
ROCHE of Wells — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SHARPE of Durham — Not Voting
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Nay
STEARNS of Guilford — Nay
STETKIS of Canaan — Not Voting
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WHITE of Mars Hill — Nay
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Yea
WOOD of Portland — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Grayson Lookner Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Yea
Laura Supica Democrat Yea
Laurie Osher Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Not Voting
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Not Voting
Melanie Sachs Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Morgan Rielly Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Traci Gere Democrat Yea
Valli Geiger Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Nay
Amanda Collamore Republican Nay
Amy Arata Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Not Voting
Bruce Bickford Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
David G. Haggan Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Irene Gifford Republican Nay
James Thorne Republican Nay
Jennifer Poirier Republican Nay
John Ducharme Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph Underwood Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Michael Lemelin Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Carlow Republican Nay
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Randall Greenwood Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Sheila Lyman Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Not Voting
Steven Foster Republican Nay
Susan Bernard Republican Nay
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 259?
LD 259 is sponsored by Genevieve McDONALD.
What is the current status of LD 259?
This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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