---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Prescription Information Access"
description: "An Act To Improve Prescription Information Access"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 172"
citation: "Maine LD 172 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BARCODES", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "PRESCRIPTION DRUGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Margaret CRAVEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84a87ab7-2b31-4665-805d-297004b3c436"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078192"
source_hash: "b5d28ad5e38b9d872c536ea92b25eedb2032273918ea61d96a0c3c8b0cbbde85"
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 172 (130) — An Act To Improve Prescription Information Access

## 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=HP0125&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0125&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0125&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Margaret CRAVEN — primary (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 21, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-03-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-03-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-13). `reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-03-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-13) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-03-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-13), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-03-30** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/84a87ab7-2b31-4665-805d-297004b3c436`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).