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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Consumers From Unfair Practices Related To Pharmacy Benefits Management"
description: "An Act To Protect Consumers From Unfair Practices Related To Pharmacy Benefits Management"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1504"
citation: "Maine LD 1504 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "PHARMACIES", "PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-04"
last_action: "2019-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ce8f83e-be2b-45e3-8cae-16b04782805d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073027"
source_hash: "b8aeee206a9f760f2a8fd16fdf1ba2276c0962c3981dec447ef86b4ad0756f01"
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 1504 (129) — An Act To Protect Consumers From Unfair Practices Related To Pharmacy Benefits Management
## 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=SP0466&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0466&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0466&item=4&snum=129)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0466&item=3&snum=129)
## Votes
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **350** (pass) · upper
- Enactment — **1400** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-04-04** 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
- **2019-04-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** Reports Read
- **2019-06-11** On motion by Senator SANBORN, H. of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended By Committee Amendment "A" (S-253) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-11** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 265 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-253) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-253) `reading-2`
- **2019-06-11** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-12** On motion of Representative TEPLER of Topsham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-253) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-253).
- **2019-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** ROLL CALL NO. 245
- **2019-06-12** (Yeas 140 - Nays 0 - Absent 10 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-24** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ce8f83e-be2b-45e3-8cae-16b04782805d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).