LD 697 — 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 — Became Law without Governor's Signature
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 19, 2025. Enacted.
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Likely to advance
70% · moderate confidence
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
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
Bill Text
Amendments
2 amendmentsClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Reported Out — OTP-AM/ONTP
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Voted — Divided Report
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Work Session Held
Sponsors
- LD 697 · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 7 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- LD 697
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (185)
185 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Passed
125 Yea
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9 Nay
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17 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 66 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 48 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unenrolled | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 125 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 6% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BOYER of Poland | — | Yea |
| BOYER of Cape Elizabeth | — | Yea |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| FARRIN of Jefferson | — | Yea |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Nay |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| LIBBY of Auburn | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Guilford | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Ellsworth | — | Yea |
| WOOD of Norway | — | Yea |
| WOOD of Greene | — | Yea |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Yea |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Graham | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Yea |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Cassie Julia | Democrat | Yea |
| Charles Skold | Democrat | Yea |
| Cheryl Golek | Democrat | Yea |
| Christina Mitchell | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Yea |
| D. Ray | Democrat | Yea |
| Dani O'Halloran | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Yea |
| David Rollins | Democrat | Yea |
| David Sinclair | Democrat | Yea |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Yea |
| Dylan Pugh | Democrat | Yea |
| Eleanor Sato | Democrat | Yea |
| Flavia DeBrito | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Gary Friedmann | Democrat | Yea |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Yea |
| James Dill | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia McCabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kilton Webb | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Yea |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Yea |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Yea |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Yea |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Yea |
| Marshall Archer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Beck | Democrat | Yea |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Yea |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nina Milliken | Democrat | Yea |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Yea |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rafael Macias | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean Faircloth | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephan Bunker | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Yea |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Yea |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Yea |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Yea |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Yea |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Yea |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Yea |
| Yusuf Yusuf | Democrat | Yea |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Yea |
| Abden Simmons | Republican | Yea |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alicia Collins | Republican | Nay |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Yea |
| Ann Fredericks | Republican | Yea |
| Arthur Mingo | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Bagshaw | Republican | Nay |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Yea |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Yea |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Not Voting |
| Donald Ardell | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Caruso | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Yea |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Yea |
| James Thorne | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Adams | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Yea |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Yea |
| John Eder | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Fredette | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Yea |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lucien Daigle | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Babin | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Marygrace Cimino | Republican | Nay |
| Mathew McIntyre | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Lance | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Nay |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Not Voting |
| Paul Flynn | Republican | Yea |
| Quentin Chapman | Republican | Yea |
| Rachel Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Not Voting |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Nutting | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Albert | Republican | Yea |
| Rolf Olsen | Republican | Yea |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Bishop | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Lavigne | Republican | Yea |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Not Voting |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Yea |
| William Tuell | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Frost | Unenrolled | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Not Voting |
Passed
35 Yea
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0 Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| FARRIN of Somerset | — | Yea |
| HAGGAN of Penobscot | — | Yea |
| LIBBY of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Yea |
| Cameron D. Reny | Democrat | Yea |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Glenn "Chip" Curry | Democrat | Yea |
| Jill C. Duson | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph E. Rafferty | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph M. Baldacci | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Yea |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Yea |
| Stacy F. Brenner | Democrat | Yea |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Timothy E. Nangle | Democrat | Yea |
| Richard A. Bennett | Independent | Yea |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Yea |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey L. Timberlake | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Marianne Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Yea |
| Russell J. Black | Republican | Yea |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey K. Guerin | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Bernard | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does LD 697 do?
- 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
- Who sponsors LD 697?
- LD 697 is sponsored by LD 697.
- What is the current status of LD 697?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 19, 2025. Enacted.
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