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

LD 244 — An Act To Repeal Maine'S Single-Use Plastic Bag Law

Last action — Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

  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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

  2. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  4. Reports READ.

  5. Sent down for concurrence

  6. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 130 Yeas 25 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  7. On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED

  8. Reports READ

  9. Reported Out - ONTP/OTP

  10. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.

  11. Voted - Divided Report

  12. Work Session Held

  13. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 27, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

Sponsors

  • Paul DAVIS · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Paul DAVIS

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

ACCEPT MAJ ONTP RPT

Passed 25 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10000
Independent 1000
Republican 2600
Unaffiliated 12400
Total 251000
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
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 — Yea
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
LUCHINI of Hancock — 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 Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 244?
LD 244 is sponsored by Paul DAVIS.
What is the current status of LD 244?
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.
Where can I track LD 244?
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