Maine Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Maine State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
ME LD 601 (HP 378) 2023-07-26 SUPPORT Allows emergency medical services persons employed by municipalities to provide treatment without having been vaccinated against COVID-19 Status: Died, failed to pass House floor before session adjourned on 7/26/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 899 (HP 555) 2023-06-22 OPPOSE Authorizes supervised pharmacy technicians to administer vaccines, reduces vaccine administration training requirements Status: ENACTED, signed by Governor Janet Mills on 6/22/2023, Effective date 6/22/2023, Chapter 245

Action: NONE
ME LD 1741 (HP 1120) 2023-06-21 SUPPORT Removes virtual charter school & private school students from school vaccine requirements Status: Died, failed to pass Senate floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 21 Yeas, 13 Nays on 6/21/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 1953 2023-06-21 SUPPORT Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Establish Parental Bill of Rights, says parents have right to exempt minor child from school immunizations Status: Died, failed to pass Senate floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 24 Yeas, 10 Nays on 6/21/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 1151 (SP 478) 2023-06-15 OPPOSE Authorizes pharmacists and pharmacy techs to administer vaccines without a prescription, lowers patient age from 18 years to 3 years Status: Emergency Enacted, Signed by Governor & effective 6/15/2023; Chapter 170

Action: NONE
ME LD 1598 (SP 629) 2023-06-13 WATCH Allows Exceptions to Immunization Requirements for Health Care Workers for Vaccines Approved Under Emergency Use Authorization Status: Died, failed to pass House floor with committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted vote 75 Yeas, 65 Nays on 6/13/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 59 (HP 34) 2023-06-13 SUPPORT Prohibits including any COVID-19 vaccines on the list of vaccines available through the Universal Childhood Immunization Program Status: Died, failed to pass Senate floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 20 Yeas, 13 Nays on 6/13/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 1601 2023-06-12 SUPPORT Requires long-term care facilities, hospice providers, & hospitals to adopt & post visitation policy, may not require visitors to be vaccinated Status: Died, failed to pass House floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 77 Yeas, 64 Nays on 6/12/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 1547 2023-06-12 WATCH Prohibits Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for 5 Years from vaccine's first emergency use authorization Status: Died, failed to pass Senate floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 20 Yeas, 13 Nays on 6/12/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 172 (HP 113) 2023-06-07 SUPPORT Reinstates religious & philosophical exemptions from immunization requirements for health care workers Status: Died, failed to pass Senate floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 21 Yeas, 14 Nays on 6/7/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 1501 (HP 956) 2023-06-06 SUPPORT Prohibits discrimination based on vaccination status by including vaccination status as a protected class in the State of Maine Status: Died, failed to pass Senate floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 23 Yeas, 12 Nays on 6/6/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 1228 (HP 776) 2023-05-09 SUPPORT Prohibits emergency use vaccine mandates for University of Maine System, the Maine Community College System and the Maine Maritime Academy Status: Died, failed to pass Senate floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 19 Yeas, 11 Nays on 5/9/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 869 (SP 366) 2023-05-09 SUPPORT Prohibits COVID-19 vaccines and vaccines under emergency use authorization from being required for school by the ME Director of Disease Control Status: Died, failed to pass House floor, committee recommendation (A) Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 78 Yeas, 65 Nays on 5/9/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 1209 (HP 769) 2023-05-09 SUPPORT Reinstates the Religious and Philosophical Vaccine Exemptions for Private Schools & Virtual Public Charter Schools Status: Died, failed to pass Senate floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 19 Yeas, 11 Nays on 5/9/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 1098 (HP 693) 2023-05-09 SUPPORT Reinstates religious and philosophical belief exemptions to vaccines required for school that were eliminated in 2019 Status: Died, failed to pass Senate floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 19 Yeas, 11 Nays on 5/9/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 1148 (SP 475) 2023-05-09 WATCH Prohibits students enrolled in public institutions of learning from being required to receive vaccines approved under FDA emergency use authorization Status: Died, failed to pass House floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 78 Yeas, 64 Nays on 5/9/2023

Action: NONE
ME LD 51 (HP 26) 2023-05-09 SUPPORT Reinstates religious & philosophical belief exemptions to vaccines required for students & nursery school employees Status: Died, failed to pass Senate floor, committee majority recommendation of Ought Not to Pass was accepted by vote of 19 Yeas, 11 Nays on 5/9/2023

Action: NONE

Announcements

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