---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend Maine'S Prescription Drug Labeling Law By Allowing The Removal Of The Name Of A Prescriber Of Mifepristone, Misoprostol And Their Generic Alternatives"
description: "An Act To Amend Maine'S Prescription Drug Labeling Law By Allowing The Removal Of The Name Of A Prescriber Of Mifepristone, Misoprostol And Their Generic Alternatives"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 538"
citation: "Maine LD 538 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LABELING", "PRESCRIPTION DRUGS", "REGULATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sally CLUCHEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0c9e92d-df7b-4a75-823c-973b3dfb7981"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096453"
source_hash: "96b7ab50a64daaec43a035495574a305332fb34ab47415ce29af29429458b45a"
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 538 (132) — An Act To Amend Maine'S Prescription Drug Labeling Law By Allowing The Removal Of The Name Of A Prescriber Of Mifepristone, Misoprostol And Their Generic Alternatives

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-179)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0357&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 142** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0357&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 538 HP 357** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0357&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **75–71** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sally CLUCHEY — primary (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Cassie JULIA — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-11** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `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** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-20** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** ROLL CALL NO. 148
- **2025-05-20** (Yeas 75 - Nays 71 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-179) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-179). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** Reports Read
- **2025-05-21** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-05-21** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 198 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-05-21** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-179) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-179) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **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`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+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/c0c9e92d-df7b-4a75-823c-973b3dfb7981`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).