Public Act 393 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Fred Miller (D) on November 19, 2008, to require state registration by recyclers of household waste, and prohibit recycling of televisions and computer monitors that does not meet the standards promulgated by the state of Maine Department of Environmental Protection, subject to a $5,000 fine.
  • Referred to the House Great Lakes and Environment Committee on November 19, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on December 3, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
    • Substitute offered in the House on December 4, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that makes it part of a package in which the proposed registration tax would be set at $2,000 to $3,000 annually. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 4, 2008.
• Passed 90 to 15 in the House on December 4, 2008, to impose a new $2,000 registration tax on recyclers of computers and related equipment, and impose new recycling regulations, with violations subject to fines of between $1,000 and $2,500, and criminal penaties of up to a $5,000 per day.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 10, 2008.
• Passed 36 to 1 in the Senate on December 10, 2008, to impose a new $2,000 registration tax on recyclers of computers and related equipment, and impose new recycling regulations, with violations subject to fines of between $1,000 and $2,500, and criminal penaties of up to a $5,000 per day.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 26, 2008.