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ME LD1928

Bill

Status

Failed

6/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lori Gramlich

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Prohibits lodging establishments from providing personal health or beauty products (shampoo, conditioner, soap, body wash, lotion) in single-use plastic containers under 6 ounces

  • 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

  • Phased implementation: establishments with 50+ units must comply by January 1, 2030; those with fewer than 50 units by January 1, 2032

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Environment And Natural Resources5/6/2025

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