---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Transparency Regarding Certain Drug Pricing Programs"
description: "An Act To Increase Transparency Regarding Certain Drug Pricing Programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1395"
citation: "Maine LD 1395 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AFFORDABILITY", "PRESCRIPTION DRUGS", "PRICING PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael TIPPING"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-28"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e639416c-7762-46ea-978f-635ef1824d61"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088122"
source_hash: "e240b5972714111bb9b14b50087f1475e3ff135d76536c0c9d4958902e8d368e"
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 1395 (131) — An Act To Increase Transparency Regarding Certain Drug Pricing Programs

## 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=SP0562&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0562&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0562&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Michael TIPPING — primary (person)
- Charles SKOLD — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-28** 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
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** 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.
- **2023-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-269) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-269). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-269). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+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/e639416c-7762-46ea-978f-635ef1824d61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).