Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD1049
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit
Subject: Firearms: Possession
Description: An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit
Session: 132nd Legislature
Last Action: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Last Action Date: June 13, 2025
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'.
8 sponsors: Jennifer Poirier (R); Donald Ardell (R); Kimberly Haggan (R); Joshua Morris (R); Robert Nutting (R); Shelley Rudnicki (R); Katrina Smith (R); James Thorne (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (8 of 151)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 13, 2025 | On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence |
| Senate | Jun 13, 2025 | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | Reports READ. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | ROLL CALL NO. 458 (Yeas 85 - Nays 60 - Absent 4 - Excused 2) |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM | |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Work Session Held | |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Voted: Divided Report | |
| House | Mar 21, 2025 | Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. |
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 |
| Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #458 | 06/12/2025 | 85 | 60 | 0 | 6 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
