---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Continuing Education Requirement For Pharmacists"
description: "An Act To Amend The Continuing Education Requirement For Pharmacists"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 998"
citation: "Maine LD 998 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTINUING EDUCATION", "LICENSING", "PHARMACISTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denise TEPLER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0de66a3e-1a65-4c6e-b7f8-f2d0f6ad16b3"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079465"
source_hash: "6b8ee2612afe4ef18f414c9be708d56d399cbf9c038f40b816220f4ff8778bf5"
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 998 (130) — An Act To Amend The Continuing Education Requirement For Pharmacists

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0736&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0736&item=2&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Denise TEPLER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `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.
- **2021-04-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-04-28** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-04-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-04-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-05-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0de66a3e-1a65-4c6e-b7f8-f2d0f6ad16b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).