ME LD425 | 2023-2024 | 131st Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Failed on April 5 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-05 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Failed on April 5 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-05 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Lower the Environmental Impact of Consumers, Increase Food Safety and Strengthen Consumer Choice by Ending the Ban on Single-use Plastic Shopping Bags
Title
An Act to Lower the Environmental Impact of Consumers, Increase Food Safety and Strengthen Consumer Choice by Ending the Ban on Single-use Plastic Shopping Bags
Sponsors
| Rep. Chad Perkins [R] | Rep. Donald Ardell [R] | Rep. John Ducharme [R] | Sen. Matthew Harrington [R] |
| Rep. Daniel Newman [R] | Rep. James White [R] |
Roll Calls
2023-04-05 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #73 (Y: 24 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-30 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #14 (Y: 80 N: 64 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2023-03-30 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #14 (Y: 80 N: 64 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-05 | Senate | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| 2023-04-05 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 73 Yeas 24 - Nays 9 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 PREVAILED |
| 2023-04-05 | Senate | On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED |
| 2023-04-05 | Senate | On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence |
| 2023-04-05 | Senate | Reports Read |
| 2023-03-30 | Senate | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594. |
| 2023-03-30 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2023-03-30 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 14 (Yeas 80 - Nays 64 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) |
| 2023-03-30 | House | On motion of Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2023-03-30 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2023-03-28 | Joint | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP |
| 2023-03-08 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2023-03-08 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2023-02-02 | Senate | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence |
| 2023-02-02 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2023-02-02 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. |
| 2023-02-02 | House | Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. |
