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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

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

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 697 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Cameron Reny (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 11, 2026): Became Law without Governor's Signature.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cameron RenyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Donna BaileyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Henry IngwersenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Anne-Marie MastraccioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse142
Kristi MathiesonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe RaffertyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Denise TeplerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate24

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Became Law without Governor's Signature
  2. HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
  3. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  5. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
  6. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  7. 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.
  8. Sent down for concurrence.
  9. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-459) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.
  10. Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-459) thereto ADOPTED.
  11. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-459) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) READ and ADOPTED.
  12. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-159) was ADOPTED.

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source