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ME LD1928
Bill
Status
6/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lori Gramlich
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AI Summary
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Prohibits lodging establishments from providing personal health or beauty products (shampoo, conditioner, soap, body wash, lotion) in single-use plastic containers under 6 ounces
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Applies to hotels, motels, resorts, bed and breakfasts, inns, time-shares, and short-term/vacation rentals; excludes hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, homeless shelters, and long-term rentals
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Phased implementation: establishments with 50+ units must comply by January 1, 2030; those with fewer than 50 units by January 1, 2032
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Exempts stand-alone cabins, cottages, or apartments on a single parcel with capacity for 12 or fewer guests; allows refillable plastic dispensers and non-plastic single-use containers
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Enforcement includes required compliance certification upon department request, with a $100 civil fine for failure to provide certification
Legislative Description
An Act to Prohibit Lodging Establishments from Providing Single-use Plastic Containers
Wastes
Last Action
Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
6/13/2025