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Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD1560

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: An Act to Remove the Duty of an Individual Exercising Self-defense to Safely Retreat or Abstain from Performing Certain Acts upon Demand

Subject: Crimes: Trespass

Description: An Act to Remove the Duty of an Individual Exercising Self-defense to Safely Retreat or Abstain from Performing Certain Acts upon Demand

Session: 131st Legislature

Last Action: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

Last Action Date: June 15, 2023

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

9 sponsors: Chad Perkins (R); John Andrews (R); Donald Ardell (R); William Faulkingham (R); Matthew Harrington (R); Benjamin Hymes (R); Daniel Newman (R); Michael Soboleski (R);James White (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (9 of 151)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 15, 2023 Taken from the table by the President
Senate Jun 15, 2023 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Senate Jun 15, 2023 Subsequently The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
Senate Jun 14, 2023 Unfinished Business
Senate Jun 13, 2023 Unfinished Business
Senate Jun 12, 2023 Unfinished Business
Senate Jun 8, 2023 Unfinished Business
Senate Jun 7, 2023 Reports READ
Senate Jun 7, 2023 Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.
Senate Jun 7, 2023 On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending her motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report, in concurrence
Senate Jun 7, 2023 Unfinished Business
House Jun 6, 2023 Reports READ.
House Jun 6, 2023 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House Jun 6, 2023 ROLL CALL NO. 116 (Yeas 74 - Nays 66 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
House Jun 6, 2023 On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
May 31, 2023 Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM
May 16, 2023 Voted: Divided Report
May 16, 2023 Work Session Held
Senate Apr 12, 2023 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
House Apr 11, 2023 Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
House Apr 11, 2023 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
House Apr 11, 2023 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
06/6/2023 74 66 0 10 Yes
  • Abdi, Mana (D) Yea
  • Adams, Jeffrey (R) Nay
  • Albert, Roger (R) Nay
  • Andrews, John (R) Absent
  • Ankeles, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Arata, Amy (R) Nay
  • Ardell, Donald (R) Nay
  • Arford, Poppy (D) Yea
  • Babin, Mark (R) Nay
  • Bagshaw, Barbara (R) Nay
  • Bell, Arthur (D) Yea
  • Blier, Mark (R) Nay
  • Boyer, David (R) Nay
  • Boyle, James (D) Absent
  • Bradstreet, Richard (R) Nay
  • Brennan, Michael (D) Yea
  • Bridgeo, William (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Richard (R) Nay
  • Carlow, Nathan (R) Nay
  • Carmichael, Meldon (R) Nay
  • Cloutier, Kristen (D) Yea
  • Cluchey, Sally (D) Yea
  • Collamore, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Collings, Benjamin (D) Yea
  • Copeland, Lynn (D) Yea
  • Costain, Danny (R) Nay
  • Crafts, Lydia (D) Yea
  • Craven, Margaret (D) Yea
  • Cray, Dean (R) Nay
  • Crockett, Edward (D) Yea
  • Cyrway, Scott (R) Nay
  • Davis, Kenneth (R) Nay
  • Dhalac, Deqa (D) Absent
  • Dill, James (D) Yea
  • Dodge, Janice (D) Yea
  • Doudera, Victoria (D) Yea
  • Drinkwater, Gary (R) Nay
  • Ducharme, John (R) Nay
  • Dunphy, Larry (R) Nay
  • Eaton, Holly (D) Yea
  • Faulkingham, William (R) Nay
  • Fay, Jessica (D) Yea
  • Foster, Steven (R) Nay
  • Fredericks, Ann (R) Nay
  • Galgay Reckitt, Lois (D) Yea
  • Galletta, Joseph (R) Absent
  • Gattine, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Geiger, Valli (D) Yea
  • Gere, Traci (D) Yea
  • Gifford, Irene (R) Nay
  • Golek, Cheryl (D) Yea
  • Graham, Anne (D) Yea
  • Gramlich, Lori (D) Yea
  • Greenwood, Randall (R) Nay
  • Griffin, Abigail (R) Nay
  • Guerrette, Timothy (R) Nay
  • Haggan, David (R) Nay
  • Hall, Randall (R) Nay
  • Hasenfus, Tavis (D) Yea
  • Henderson, Rachel (R) Nay
  • Hepler, Allison (D) Yea
  • Hobbs, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Hymes, Benjamin (R) Nay
  • Jackson, Caldwell (R) Nay
  • Jauch, Rebecca (D) Yea
  • Javner, Kathy (R) Nay
  • Kessler, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Kuhn, Amy (D) Yea
  • LaRochelle, Raegan (D) Yea
  • Lajoie, Michel (D) Absent
  • Landry, Scott (D) Nay
  • Lanigan, Lucas (R) Nay
  • Lavigne, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Lee, Adam (D) Yea
  • Lemelin, Michael (R) Nay
  • Libby, Laurel (R) Nay
  • Lookner, Grayson (D) Yea
  • Lyman, Sheila (R) Nay
  • Madigan, Colleen (D) Yea
  • Malon, Marc (D) Yea
  • Mason, Richard (R) Nay
  • Mastraccio, Anne-Marie (D) Yea
  • Mathieson, Kristi (D) Absent
  • Matlack, Ann (D) Yea
  • Meyer, Michele (D) Yea
  • Millett, Rebecca (D) Yea
  • Millett, Sawin (R) Nay
  • Milliken, Nina (D) Yea
  • Montell, Karen (D) Yea
  • Moonen, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Moriarty, Stephen (D) Yea
  • Morris, Joshua (R) Nay
  • Murphy, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Ness, Caleb (R) Nay
  • Newman, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Nutting, Robert (R) Nay
  • O'Connell, Kevin (D) Nay
  • O'Neil, Margaret (D) Yea
  • Osher, Laurie (D) Yea
  • Parry, Wayne (R) Nay
  • Paul, Reagan (R) Nay
  • Paulhus, Sean (D) Yea
  • Perkins, Chad (R) Nay
  • Perry, Anne (D) Yea
  • Perry, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Pluecker, William (I) Absent
  • Poirier, Jennifer (R) Nay
  • Polewarczyk, Edward (R) Nay
  • Pomerleau, Kimberly (R) Nay
  • Pringle, Jane (D) Yea
  • Quint, Tracy (R) Nay
  • Rana, Ambureen (D) Yea
  • Rielly, Morgan (D) Yea
  • Riseman, Walter (I) Absent
  • Roberts-Lovell, Tiffany (D) Yea
  • Roeder, Amy (D) Yea
  • Rudnicki, Shelley (R) Absent
  • Runte, Walter (D) Yea
  • Russell, Ronald (D) Yea
  • Sachs, Melanie (D) Yea
  • Salisbury, Suzanne (D) Yea
  • Sampson, Heidi (R) Nay
  • Sargent, Holly (D) Yea
  • Sayre, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Schmersal-Burgess, Tammy (R) Nay
  • Shagoury, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Shaw, Kathy (D) Yea
  • Sheehan, Erin (D) Yea
  • Skold, Charles (D) Yea
  • Smith, Katrina (R) Nay
  • Soboleski, Michael (R) Nay
  • Stover, Holly (D) Yea
  • Strout, Tiffany (R) Nay
  • Supica, Laura (D) Absent
  • Swallow, Gregory (R) Nay
  • Talbot Ross, Rachel (D) Yea
  • Terry, Maureen (D) Yea
  • Theriault, Austin (R) Nay
  • Thorne, James (R) Nay
  • Underwood, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Walker, Mark (R) Nay
  • Warren, Sophia (I) Yea
  • White, Bruce (D) Yea
  • White, James (R) Nay
  • Williams, Lynne (D) Yea
  • Wood, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Woodsome, David (R) Nay
  • Worth, James (D) Yea
  • Zager, Samuel (D) Yea
  • Zeigler, Stanley (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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