---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create An Exception To The Prohibition Of Tobacco Sales In Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies For Certain Small Grocery Stores"
description: "An Act To Create An Exception To The Prohibition Of Tobacco Sales In Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies For Certain Small Grocery Stores"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2134"
citation: "Maine LD 2134 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PHARMACY SALES", "SMOKING", "TOBACCO PRODUCTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Glenn CURRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd38faa2-746b-4c80-a68a-d4449cccd5a9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100921"
source_hash: "e383e1d62ef37146ae51f8149081c38e9dc364fce980a0e03198f62e43d211f8"
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 2134 (132) — An Act To Create An Exception To The Prohibition Of Tobacco Sales In Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies For Certain Small Grocery Stores

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-521)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0832&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 580** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0832&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2134 SP 832** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0832&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Glenn CURRY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-03** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-521) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-03** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-05** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-05** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-521) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-03-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-521). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-12** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-03-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-02-27T05:00:00+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/dd38faa2-746b-4c80-a68a-d4449cccd5a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).