# Maine LD 1306: An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale

Maine LD 1306, An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Richard Bradstreet (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 151); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1306
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Last action: 2025-05-30, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 151
- Sponsor: Richard Bradstreet (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: WASTES, WASTES - CONTAINERS
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Small businesses keep foam container exemption: benefit, low. Maine keeps the exemption for polystyrene foam disposable food service containers that are prepackaged at wholesale. Businesses that sell or package these containers at wholesale can keep using the exemption through July 1, 2027. This replaces the old July 1, 2025 date. The act takes effect immedia…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Richard Bradstreet (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Amy Arata (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce Bickford (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Trey L. Stewart (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joseph Martin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Flynn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Cyrway (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steven Foster (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Guerrette (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-05-30: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 151
- 2025-05-27: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-22: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-92).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-20: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-92) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-92).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-92), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0536&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0536&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0536&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (S-92), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0536&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0536&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0536&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1306-132 (as of 2026-10-17).