Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD166: An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies and Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies
Status: Signed into law, July 7, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies and Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies and Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1551, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 6. Pharmacy. "Pharmacy" means a retail pharmacy as defined in Title 24-A, section 4347, subsection 19. Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1551-A, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 6. Pharmacies and retail establishments with a pharmacy ineligible for retail tobacco license; civil penalty; transfer of funds. This subsection governs pharmacies and retail establishments containing a pharmacy. A. A pharmacy is ineligible for a retail tobacco license. A pharmacy that engages in retail sales, including retail sales through vending machines or in free distribution of tobacco products, and sells, keeps for sale or gives away in the course of trade any tobacco products to anyone commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $2,000 may be adjudged. Each day a pharmacy is in violation of this paragraph constitutes a separate offense. B. A retail establishment containing a pharmacy is ineligible for a retail tobacco license. A retail establishment containing a pharmacy that engages in retail sales, including retail sales through vending machines or in free distribution of tobacco products, and sells, keeps for sale or gives away in the course of trade any tobacco products to anyone commits a civil violation for which …
Sponsors
- Matthew Moonen (D, 117) · primary sponsor
- DeBrito, Flavia (D)
- Stacey Guerin (R, 4)
- Henry Ingwersen (D, 32)
- McCabe, Julia (D, 93)
- Michele Meyer (D, 150)
- Daniel Shagoury (D, 55)
- Samuel Zager (D, 116)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 650 Yeas 17 - Nays 16 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-501) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-448) thereto.ROLL CALL NO. 590(Yeas 71 - Nays 68 - Absent 10 - Excused 2)ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-501) On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-501) was ADOPTED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-448) to Committee Amendment "A"
- : On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Reports READ. On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 392 Yeas 19 - Nays 12 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-501) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-501) in concurrence.
- : Reports READ.On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 343(Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-501) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-501). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SE
- : Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
Votes
- Senate RC #650: ENACTMENT (June 25, 2025): 17 yea, 16 nay, passed
- House RC #590: RECEDE AND CONCUR (June 25, 2025): 71 yea, 68 nay, passed
- Senate RC #392: ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT (June 9, 2025): 19 yea, 12 nay, passed
- House RC #343: ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP (June 5, 2025): 72 yea, 68 nay, passed
Subjects: SMOKING, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, Legislature, Senate, Other, SALES IN PHARMACIES
Common questions
- What is LD166?
- LD166 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies and Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies.
- What does LD166 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies and Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies.
- What is the status of LD166?
- Signed into law as of July 7, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 650 Yeas 17 - Nays 16 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 (June 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD166?
- Matthew Moonen (D, 117), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD166?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=166&snum=132
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