---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Access To Birth Control By Making Certain Contraception Available Over The Counter"
description: "An Act To Increase Access To Birth Control By Making Certain Contraception Available Over The Counter"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 351"
citation: "Maine LD 351 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTRACEPTIVES", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "PRESCRIPTION DRUGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric BRAKEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9baeb17c-df77-46cb-b69b-28b7d5d0358c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085614"
source_hash: "6dcff2ec26c3df673f3c8c8eef69845cbeb8a6177827f99494656187bfb2af2f"
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 351 (131) — An Act To Increase Access To Birth Control By Making Certain Contraception Available Over The Counter

## 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=SP0158&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0158&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0158&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Eric BRAKEY — primary (person)
- Ann FREDERICKS — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- John ANDREWS — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy SHAW — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
- Shelley RUDNICKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** 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
- **2023-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-05-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-82) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-11** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-16** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-16** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-82) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-05-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-82). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+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/9baeb17c-df77-46cb-b69b-28b7d5d0358c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).