---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow For The Sale Of Nonprescription Drugs Through Vending Machines"
description: "An Act To Allow For The Sale Of Nonprescription Drugs Through Vending Machines"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 37"
citation: "Maine LD 37 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "VENDING MACHINES", "OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maureen TERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8904a70-9ae3-478f-b5e1-58d4cdfe6d04"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070657"
source_hash: "301976b7ad52875f34f9c201db0497a2922fc840f0b25b080e512c3376442543"
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 37 (129) — An Act To Allow For The Sale Of Nonprescription Drugs Through Vending Machines

## 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=HP0038&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0038&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0038&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **19–13** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **85–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Maureen TERRY — primary (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Commerce suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-06** On motion of Representative DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-06** ROLL CALL NO. 199
- **2019-06-06** (Yeas 85 - Nays 54 - Absent 9 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
- **2019-06-06** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-466) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-466).
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** Reports Read
- **2019-06-07** On motion by Senator HERBIG of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-07** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 222 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-466) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-466) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-21** 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/b8904a70-9ae3-478f-b5e1-58d4cdfe6d04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).