Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD1557
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act to Increase and Enhance School Safety by Allowing Individuals with Concealed Carry Permits to Possess Handguns on School Property
Subject: School Policies: Security
Description: An Act to Increase and Enhance School Safety by Allowing Individuals with Concealed Carry Permits to Possess Handguns on School Property
Session: 131st Legislature
Last Action: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Last Action Date: June 12, 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'.
10 sponsors: Reagan Paul (R); John Andrews (R); Donald Ardell (R); Mark Babin (R); John Ducharme (R); Matthew Harrington (R); Rachel Henderson (R);Benjamin Hymes (R); Katrina Smith (R); James White (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (10 of 151)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2023 | Reports Read |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2023 | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2023 | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 266 Yeas 23 - Nays 10 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2023 | On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence |
| House | Jun 8, 2023 | Reports READ. |
| House | Jun 8, 2023 | On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| House | Jun 8, 2023 | ROLL CALL NO. 143 (Yeas 78 - Nays 62 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) |
| House | Jun 8, 2023 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP | |
| May 24, 2023 | Work Session Held | |
| May 24, 2023 | Voted: Divided Report | |
| Senate | Apr 12, 2023 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence |
| House | Apr 11, 2023 | Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed. |
| House | Apr 11, 2023 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| House | Apr 11, 2023 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. |
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 #143 | 06/8/2023 | 78 | 62 | 0 | 10 | Yes |
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| Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #266 | 06/12/2023 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
