Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD629
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act to Improve, Protect and Defend the Individual Civil Right to Bear Arms Through Exemption of Firearms and Ammunition from Taxation
Subject: Sales And Use Tax: Exempt Items
Description: An Act to Improve, Protect and Defend the Individual Civil Right to Bear Arms Through Exemption of Firearms and Ammunition from Taxation
Session: 131st Legislature
Last Action: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Last Action Date: March 5, 2024
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: Donald Ardell (R); Mark Babin (R); Mark Blier (R); David Boyer (R); Scott Cyrway (R); Rachel Henderson (R);Chad Perkins (R); Harold Stewart (R); James White (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (9 of 151)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Reported Out: ONTP | |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Work Session Held | |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Voted: ONTP | |
| House | Jul 26, 2023 | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847. |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Carry Over Approved | |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Carry Over Requested | |
| May 24, 2023 | Work Session Held: TABLED | |
| Senate | May 23, 2023 | Report READ and ACCEPTED and The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence |
| House | May 18, 2023 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE |
| House | May 18, 2023 | Representative PERRY from the Committee on TAXATION Reporting that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. |
| House | May 18, 2023 | Report was READ and ACCEPTED. |
| House | May 18, 2023 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| May 17, 2023 | Reported Out: REF TO IFW | |
| May 11, 2023 | Work Session Held | |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Work Session Held: TABLED | |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Work Session Held: TABLED | |
| House | Mar 30, 2023 | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594. |
| House | Feb 14, 2023 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. |
| Senate | Feb 14, 2023 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence |
| House | Feb 14, 2023 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| House | Feb 14, 2023 | Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed. |
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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
