Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD474: An Act to Establish a Stewardship Program for Primary and Rechargeable Batteries
Status: Signed into law, April 3, 2026
What the bill says
An Act to Establish a Stewardship Program for Primary and Rechargeable Batteries.
From the engrossed text:
An Act to Establish a Stewardship Program for Primary and Rechargeable Batteries Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1604, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 583 and repealed and replaced by c. 878, Pt. A, §116, is amended to read: 2. Lead-acid battery retailers. A Except as provided in subsection 2-A, a person selling or offering for retail sale lead-acid batteries shall: A. Accept, at the point of transfer, used lead-acid batteries in reasonably clean and unbroken condition from customers in a quantity at least equal to the number of new batteries purchased; B. If a used lead-acid battery is not exchanged at the time of sale, collect a $10 deposit on the new battery. (1) The deposit shall be returned to the customer when the customer delivers a used lead-acid battery within 30 days of the date of sale. (2) All funds received by a dealer as a deposit on a lead-acid battery shall be held in trust and separately accounted for by the retailer. Any interest on those funds shall inure to the benefit of the retailer. Annually on July 1st, all deposits not returned to customers in exchange for lead-acid batteries during the previous year ending June 30th shall inure to the benefit of the retailer; and C. Post an 8 1/2" x 11" written notice that includes …
Sponsors
- Denise Tepler (D, 24) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Martin (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : 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-565).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED.Bill READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-565) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-565).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- : CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Subjects: Legislature, Senate, Other, PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, PROVISIONS REVISED
Common questions
- What is LD474?
- LD474 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Establish a Stewardship Program for Primary and Rechargeable Batteries.
- What does LD474 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Establish a Stewardship Program for Primary and Rechargeable Batteries.
- What is the status of LD474?
- Signed into law as of April 3, 2026. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (March 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored LD474?
- Denise Tepler (D, 24), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for LD474?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=474&snum=132
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