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IntroducedFeb 20, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 29, 2025
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
SP 314, An Act To Direct The Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board To Assess Strategies To Reduce Prescription Drug Costs And To Take Steps To Implement Reference-Based Pricing
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 29, 2025: Sent down for concurrence
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 697
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Anne-Marie Mastracciocosponsor
- Kristi Mathiesoncosponsor
- Joseph Raffertycosponsor
- Denise Teplercosponsor
Votes
YES: 7
- Donna Bailey
- Poppy Arford
- Joseph Baldacci
- Michelle Boyer
- Sally Cluchey
- Lori Gramlich
- Anne-Marie Mastraccio
NO: 6
- Marygrace Cimino
- Paul Flynn
- Robert Foley
- David Haggan
- Joshua Morris
- Rolf Olsen
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 29, 2025 | Senate
- Taken from the table by the President
- On motion by Senator BAILEY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 269 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Bill READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-159)
- Sent down for concurrence
- May 28, 2025 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator BAILEY of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
- May 23, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 19, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 220)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 13, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 220)
- Feb 20, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 20, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-159) (Adopted by Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-159) (Adopted by Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Kim Cook (Community Health Options)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Kimberly Cook (Community Health Options)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Dan Demeritt (Maine Association of Health Plans)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Amy Downing (Maine Pharmacy Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Amy Downing (Maine Pharmacy Association & Maine Society of Health System Pharmacists)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Kate Ende (Consumers for Affordable Health Care)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Mark Gallagher (Kennebunk, BIO)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Meg Garratt-Reed (Office of Affordable Health Care)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Sam Hallemeier (PCMA)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Rose Keller (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Lawrence Kuenning (Farmington)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Lawrence S. Kuenning (Farmington)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Kelly Memphis (HDA)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Kelly Memphis (Healthcare Distribution Alliance)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by James Myall (Maine Center for Economic Policy)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by N/A (PhRMA)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Lisa Nolan (Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Kristine Ossenfort (Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Bridget Quinn (AARP Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Cameron Reny (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Tracy Robertson (Winthrop)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Tracy Robertson (Winthrop)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 13, 2025 by Sharon Treat (Hallowell)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=697&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096666
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096666
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=697&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096666