LD 1277 Maine House · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act Regarding Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Activities

This bill removes testosterone from Maine's definition of "controlled substance" for prescription monitoring purposes. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services to delete all existing records about testosterone prescriptions from the state's Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program. The policy change directly affects patients and healthcare providers who prescribe or dispense testosterone, as their records will no longer be tracked in the monitoring system. This is a specific administrative adjustment to the monitoring program, not a change to how testosterone is regulated or prescribed.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Signed Apr 16, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 9, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Apr 16, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-551) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-680) thereto ADOPTED.
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-680) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-551) READ and ADOPTED.
upper
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-551) was ADOPTED.
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-551) READ and ADOPTED
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
upper
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-551) was READ and ADOPTED.
lower
Jun 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
Jun 9, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (70-60-6)
house
Jun 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
legislature
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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