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An Act Regarding Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Activities

An Act Regarding Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Activities

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Matt Moonen
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act Regarding Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Activities

An Act Regarding Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Activities Sponsor: Representative Matt Moonen Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Activities Sponsor: Representative Matt Moonen Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2127(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2127(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1277 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2127(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2127(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1277 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-04-13 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2026-04-13 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-06 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Activities
Sponsor:
Representative Matt Moonen
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2127(05)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 852 - L.D. 1277
An Act Regarding Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Activities
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §7246, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2023, c. 544, §1, is further
amended to read:
1. Controlled substance. "Controlled substance" means a controlled substance
included in schedules II, III, IV or V of 21 United States Code, Section 812 or 21 Code of
Federal Regulations, Section 1308, except anabolic steroids.
Sec. 2. Information concerning anabolic steroids. Immediately upon the
effective date of this Act, the Department of Health and Human Services shall purge from
the records of the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program, as established
in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 7248, all existing information concerning
the prescribing and dispensing of anabolic steroids.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Office of Behavioral Health Z199
Initiative: Provides funding for database maintenance to implement the exception of
anabolic steroids from the Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $62,000
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $62,000
Office of Behavioral Health Z199
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to purge records from the Controlled Substances
Prescription Monitoring Program.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $0 $15,000
APPROVED
APRIL 16, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
760
PUBLIC LAW
Page 2 - 132LR2127(05)
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $0 $15,000

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
DEPARTMENT OF

DEPARTMENT TOTALS 2025-26 2026-27

GENERAL FUND $0 $77,000
__________ __________
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $77,000