---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Retail Pharmacies To Operate Remote Dispensing Sites In Rural Areas"
description: "An Act To Allow Retail Pharmacies To Operate Remote Dispensing Sites In Rural Areas"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 239"
citation: "Maine LD 239 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCESS", "PRESCRIPTION DRUGS", "RURAL AREAS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradlee FARRIN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44a62af5-3662-4cf8-908c-dbf051861656"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095843"
source_hash: "1c9a3854f1e29879bfc7e1da599da9dda91d8f90b704604ac7dd05af7853779f"
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 239 (132) — An Act To Allow Retail Pharmacies To Operate Remote Dispensing Sites In Rural Areas

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-85)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0105&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 136** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0105&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 239 SP 105** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0105&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Bradlee FARRIN — primary (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-16** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 16, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-85) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-85). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-85). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+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/44a62af5-3662-4cf8-908c-dbf051861656`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).