---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2021"
citation: "Maine LD 2021 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PRESCRIPTION DRUGS", "SPECIAL WASTES", "WASTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-02-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c59954c-fd31-4146-885d-a87e9925e781"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091077"
source_hash: "ffe25860d744b9c9758991461f94e1c38624ab228e6a5e281c72fe6413cd5830"
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 2021 (131) — An Act To Clarify The Laws Regarding Pharmaceutical Product Stewardship

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0849&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0849&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 11, 2023 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-01** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-06** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-06** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-02-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-02-08** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-02-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-02-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-01-24T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2024-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c59954c-fd31-4146-885d-a87e9925e781`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).