# Maine LD 1564: An Act to Delay Implementation of Certain Recent Changes to the Beverage Container Redemption Law and to Make Other Necessary Changes to That Law Maine LD 1564, An Act to Delay Implementation of Certain Recent Changes to the Beverage Container Redemption Law and to Make Other Necessary Changes to That Law, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Michael Soboleski (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-10 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 241); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1564-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1564 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Delay Implementation of Certain Recent Changes to the Beverage Container Redemption Law and to Make Other Necessary Changes to That Law - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-10 - Last action: 2025-06-10, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 241 - Sponsor: Michael Soboleski (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE, CONTAINERS - RETURNABLE - BOTTLES - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Faster, clearer pickups for redemption centers: benefit, medium. Until the cooperative’s approved plan is in place, a commingling group or its agent picks up containers. After a plan is implemented, the cooperative or its agent does. The department sets pickup frequency based on how many containers each site collects. Rules require prompt contact and payment so… - More support for redemption centers: benefit, medium. Starting July 15, 2025, the cooperative must provide plastic bags or repay dealers and redemption centers for bag costs within six weeks. Beginning July 15, 2026, the cooperative negotiates processing payments by material type with dealers and centers. License renewal is simpler: renewing redemptio… - Stronger confidentiality for proprietary reports: benefit, low. Proprietary information in required reports is confidential if the submitter marks it proprietary. The department must treat it the same as other confidential information under state law. - Noncompliant beverage brands barred from sale: cost, medium. Once a department‑approved plan is implemented, any initiator that is not compliant is in violation and cannot sell or distribute covered containers in Maine while noncompliant. Distributors and dealers also may not sell those containers. The department may remove noncompliant containers from sale. - Material-based sorting and value rules: mixed, medium. The program must finish the move to sorting by material by October 1, 2026. Manual sorters also sort by size and deposit value within each material. Initiators cannot require extra sorting beyond commingling categories, and reverse vending and account‑based processors do not sort by color, value, o… - New plan deadlines and rulemaking dates: mixed, medium. The department reviews the cooperative’s program plan within 120 days and holds a public meeting before deciding. If approved, the cooperative must implement the plan by January 15, 2026. If rejected, it may resubmit within 60 days. The department adopts collection‑system rules on or after January… - Stronger label registration and data sharing: mixed, medium. Initiators must register labels and renew each year through July 15, 2026, including UPCs, collection agent, commingling parties, and proof of any collection agreement. The department may charge fees for registrations and renewals before July 15, 2026. Starting July 15, 2026, the cooperative takes… - Unclaimed deposits now fund program needs: mixed, medium. Beginning January 15, 2026, once a department‑approved plan is in place, unclaimed deposits for nonrefillable containers belong to the cooperative and must be kept in separate accounts. Allowed uses include administration, education and signage, plastic‑bag reimbursements, at least $500,000 each ye… - One-year delay to certain repeals: mixed, low. The law moves certain statutory repeals to July 15, 2026, from July 15, 2025. It also removes the first blocked paragraphs in section 3119 subsections 1 and 2. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael Soboleski (Republican), House ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-10: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 241 - 2025-06-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-03: 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) - 2025-06-02: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-415) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-415), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: 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" (H-415).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-10: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-415), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1022&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1022&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1022&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 (H-415), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1022&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1022&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1022&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) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1564-132 (as of 2026-10-17).