---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency"
description: "An Act To Increase Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 686"
citation: "Maine LD 686 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PRESCRIPTION DRUGS", "PRICING TRANSPARENCY", "REGULATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eloise VITELLI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-02"
last_action: "2021-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a6efac2-3c5d-4b2c-90bf-73c605ba2d17"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079152"
source_hash: "ddda5173ed1510ac17fd6119064b746a9262009129b753e86cc895f85b7e7cb3"
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 686 (130) — An Act To Increase Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency

## 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=SP0274&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0274&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0274&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **33–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eloise VITELLI — primary (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Louis LUCHINI — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-02** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 2, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-14** Reports READ
- **2021-06-14** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2021-06-15** Taken from the table by the President
- **2021-06-15** On motion by Senator SANBORN of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-15** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 375 Yeas 33 - Nays 1 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (S-255) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-255) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-16** On motion of Representative TEPLER of Topsham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-255) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-255). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a6efac2-3c5d-4b2c-90bf-73c605ba2d17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).