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Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD1240

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Legislation Overview

Title: An Act To Promote the Safe Use and Sale of Firearms

Subject: Weapons: Sales

Description: An Act To Promote the Safe Use and Sale of Firearms

Session: 126th Legislature

Last Action: Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

Last Action Date: June 26, 2013

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'.

6 sponsors: Dion;Gerzofsky; Cooper;Gideon;Plante;Pringle

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 4% (6 of 151)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 26, 2013 ROLL CALL NO. 409V 77 having voted in the affirmative and 71 in the negative, with 3 being absent, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill not become a law and the veto was sustained.
House Jun 26, 2013 This Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to Article IV, Part Third, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the House proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?"
House Jun 26, 2013 Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Senate Jun 19, 2013 Roll Call Number 327
Senate Jun 19, 2013 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Roll Call Ordered)
House Jun 19, 2013 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House Jun 19, 2013 ROLL CALL NO. 376 (Yeas 78 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 0)
House Jun 19, 2013 PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
Senate Jun 19, 2013 PREVAILED
Senate Jun 19, 2013 (18 -Yeas, 17 -Nays, 0 -Excused, 0 -Absent)
Senate Jun 19, 2013 On motion by Senator GOODALL of Sagadahoc, the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-450) Report and Passage to be Engrossed as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-450). (Remarks Made) (Roll Call Ordered)
Senate Jun 19, 2013 Roll Call Number 319
Senate Jun 19, 2013 PREVAILED
Senate Jun 19, 2013 (18 -Yeas, 17 -Nays, 0 -Excused, 0 -Absent)
House Jun 18, 2013 ROLL CALL NO. 353 (Yeas 78 - Nays 64 - Absent 9 - Excused 0)
House Jun 18, 2013 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House Jun 18, 2013 On motion of Representative DION of Portland, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-450).
Senate Jun 17, 2013 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-451), in NON-CONCURRENCE..
Senate Jun 17, 2013 TAKEN from the Table by the President.
Senate Jun 17, 2013 Motion by Senator GERZOFSKY of Cumberland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-450) FAILED. (Remarks Made) (Roll Call Ordered)
Senate Jun 17, 2013 Roll Call Number 298
Senate Jun 17, 2013 (16 -Yeas, 19 -Nays, 0 -Excused, 0 -Absent)
Senate Jun 17, 2013 FAILED
Senate Jun 17, 2013 On motion by Senator GOODALL of Sagadahoc TABLED until Later in Today's Session, pending CONSIDERATION.
Senate Jun 17, 2013 TAKEN from the Table by the President.
Senate Jun 17, 2013 Subsequently, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-451) ACCEPTED , in NON-CONCURRENCE.
Senate Jun 17, 2013 READ ONCE.
Senate Jun 17, 2013 Committee Amendment "B" (H-451) READ and ADOPTED , in NON-CONCURRENCE.
Senate Jun 17, 2013 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
Senate Jun 14, 2013 (Unfinished Business)
Senate Jun 14, 2013 Reports READ.
Senate Jun 14, 2013 Senator GERZOFSKY of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-450) Report, in concurrence.
Senate Jun 14, 2013 On further motion by same Senator, TABLED until Later in Today's Session, pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-450) Report, in concurrence.
House Jun 13, 2013 The Bill was READ ONCE.
House Jun 13, 2013 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House Jun 13, 2013 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-450).
House Jun 13, 2013 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
House Jun 13, 2013 Committee Amendment "A" (H-450) was READ and ADOPTED.
House Jun 13, 2013 Speaker laid before the House
House Jun 13, 2013 Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
House Jun 13, 2013 ROLL CALL NO. 303 (Yeas 78 - Nays 66 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
House Jun 12, 2013 Reports READ.
House Jun 12, 2013 Unfinished Business
House Jun 12, 2013 Later today assigned.
House Jun 12, 2013 On further motion of the same Representative TABLED pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
House Jun 12, 2013 Representative DION of Portland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
House Mar 27, 2013 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
House Mar 27, 2013 Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
House Mar 27, 2013 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Senate Mar 27, 2013 On motion by Senator Dutremble of York, REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, in concurrence.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended not available state link bill 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

Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #303

Insist RC #353

Enactment RC #376

Reconsideration - Veto RC #409

Accept Maj Otp-a Rpt RC #298

Recede And Concur RC #319

Enactment RC #327

Link: link to state bill page

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