An Act to Ban the Drug
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 0059
Committee Amendment CA_B_H511 (House)
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" Q" to H.P. 23, L.D. 59, "An Act to Ban the Drug 
Tianeptine
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, Directing the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to Study Whether the Drug 
Tianeptine Should Be Added to the List of Scheduled Drugs' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to convene stakeholder group 
regarding tianeptine. Resolved: That the Department of Public Safety, Maine Drug 
Enforcement Agency shall convene a stakeholder group to examine· whether the drug 
tianeptine should be added to the list of scheduled drugs under the Maine Revised Statutes, 
Title 17-A, ·section 1102 and, if so, at which level the drug should be scheduled. The Maine 
Drug Enforcement Agency shall ensure that the stakeholder group includes representatives 
from a broad spectrnm of stakeholders, including, but not limited to, a representative from 
the Department of Health and Human Services, a representative from the judicial branch, 
a representative of a statewide association representing prosecutors, a representative of a 
statewide association representing criminal defense attorneys, a representative from a 
substance use disorder recovery program and a representative from the Office of Policy 
Innovation and the Future with expertise in opioid response. 
Sec. 2; Report. Resolved: That, no later than December 3, 2025, the Maine Drng 
Enforcement Agency shall submit and report the findings and recommendations of the 
stakeholder group convened under section 1, including any recommended legislation, to 
the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. The committee may 
report out a bill related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" B" to.H.P. 23, L.D. 59 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding for consulting costs to convene the stakeholder group 
to study whether tianeptine should be added to the list of scheduled drugs and report the 
results. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
2025-26 
$219,376 
$219,376 
2026-27 
$0 
$0 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment is a minority report of the committee. The amendment replaces the 
bill with a resolve that does the following. 
1. It directs the Department of Public Safety, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to 
form a stakeholder group to study whether the drug tianeptine should be added to the list 
of scheduled drugs under the Maine Criminal Code and, if so, at which level the drug should 
be scheduled. 
2. It requires members of the stakeholder group to include representatives of the 
Department of Health and Human· Services, the judicial branch, a statewide association 
representing prosecutors, a statew,ide association representing criminal defense attomeys 
·and others. 
3. 
It directs the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency to rep01t the findings and 
recommendations of the stakeholder group, including any recommended legislation, to the 
Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety by December 3, 2025. The 
committee is authorized to report out a bill related to the report to the Second Regular 
Session of the 132nd Legislature. 
4. It adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Revised: 05/20/25 LRL 
LD59 
LR426(03) 
An Act to Ban the Drug Tianeptine 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "F (t+-SI\J 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$219,376 
FY2026-27 
$0 
Projections 
FY2027-28 
Projections 
FY2028-29 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
$219,376 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
The bill includes a one-time General Fund appropriation to the Department of Public Safety of $219,376 in fiscal year 
2025-26 for consulting costs to convene the stakeholder group to study whether tianeptine s~ould be added to the list 
of scheduled drugs and report the results. 
Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation 
and the Future and the Judicial Branch to participate in the stakeholder group are expected to be minor and can be 
absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
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