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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

Passed

Introduced by Cameron Reny, District 13

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Official description

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

Where it stands

HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

July 8, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #249 · June 2, 2025

125

Yes

9

No

17

Absent or Not Voting

151 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Lucien Daigle1Yes
Roger Albert2Yes
Mark Babin3Yes
Timothy Guerrette4Yes
Joseph Underwood5Absent
Donald Ardell6Yes
Gregory Swallow7Yes
Tracy Quint8No
Arthur Mingo9Yes
William Tuell10Yes

Bill history

  1. 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

  2. Work Session Held

  3. Voted: Divided Report

  4. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  5. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  6. Reports READ

  7. On motion by Senator BAILEY of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.

  8. Unfinished Business

  9. Taken from the table by the President

  10. On motion by Senator BAILEY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED

  11. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 269 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  12. Bill READ ONCE

  13. Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) READ and ADOPTED

  14. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-159)

  15. Sent down for concurrence

  16. Reports READ.

  17. On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  18. ROLL CALL NO. 249 (Yeas 125 - Nays 9 - Absent 17 - Excused 0)

  19. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  20. Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) was READ and ADOPTED.

  21. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  22. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-159).

  23. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  24. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  25. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  26. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence

  27. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table

  28. On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-159)

  29. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) was ADOPTED.

  30. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-459) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) READ and ADOPTED.

  31. Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-459) thereto ADOPTED.

  32. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-459) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  33. Sent down for concurrence.

  34. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-459) thereto.

  35. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  36. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  37. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  38. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  39. HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

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