---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Access To Low-Cost Prescription Drugs"
description: "An Act To Increase Access To Low-Cost Prescription Drugs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1272"
citation: "Maine LD 1272 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PRESCRIPTION DRUGS", "ACCESS", "CANADIAN DRUGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-14"
last_action: "2019-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6afa1fe7-d3d3-411c-8dba-a8107eb93708"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072458"
source_hash: "416d035be77b2b8010b5df18b1c0813234a600fbf2c250483a7b6a43173f8639"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1272 (129) — An Act To Increase Access To Low-Cost Prescription Drugs

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0392&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0392&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0392&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- Enactment — **138–3** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Sara GIDEON — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria FOLEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-14** Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** Reports Read
- **2019-06-11** On motion by Senator SANBORN, H. of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-11** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 263 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-250) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-250) `reading-2`
- **2019-06-11** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-12** On motion of Representative TEPLER of Topsham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-250) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-250).
- **2019-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** ROLL CALL NO. 243
- **2019-06-12** (Yeas 138 - Nays 3 - Absent 9 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-18** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-18** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-24** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6afa1fe7-d3d3-411c-8dba-a8107eb93708`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).