# Maine LD 2227: An Act to Update Financial Assurance Requirements for Certain Solid Waste Facilities

Maine LD 2227, An Act to Update Financial Assurance Requirements for Certain Solid Waste Facilities, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 621) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2227
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Update Financial Assurance Requirements for Certain Solid Waste Facilities
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 621
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: WASTES, WASTES - MISCELLANEOUS
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger financial backup rules for waste facilities: mixed, low. Maine requires covered waste facilities to show they can pay for cleanup of known releases, closure, and care after closure. This covers all state-licensed private waste disposal facilities, including those licensed before June 16, 1993, and facilities that chemically process plastic waste. Financi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Actions (7)

- 2026-04-03: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 621
- 2026-03-30: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-878) 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-878), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: 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-878).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-03: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.On motion by Senator Tepler of Sagadahoc REFERRED to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Representative DOUDERA for the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, section 2124-A, subsection 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCESSent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-878), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1504&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1504&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1504&item=1&snum=132)

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- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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-878), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1504&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1504&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1504&item=1&snum=132)

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- [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 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2227-132 (as of 2026-10-17).