Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD411
Legislation Overview
Title: Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms
Subject: Firearms: Sales
Description: Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms
Session: 132nd Legislature
Last Action: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
Last Action Date: July 8, 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'.
10 sponsors: Melanie Sachs (D); Poppy Arford (D); Anne Carney (D); Kristen Cloutier (D); Victoria Doudera (D); Amy Kuhn (D); Adam Lee (D); Matthew Moonen (D); Daniel Sayre (D); Samuel Zager (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (10 of 151)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jul 8, 2025 | HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. |
| Senate | Jun 13, 2025 | FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. |
| House | Jun 13, 2025 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| House | Jun 13, 2025 | FINALLY PASSED. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-658). |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended FAILED |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 507 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 508 Yeas 17 - Nays 17 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) Report ACCEPTED |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | READ ONCE |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) READ and ADOPTED |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) in concurrence. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | Reports READ. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | ROLL CALL NO. 453 (Yeas 68 - Nays 78 - Absent 3 - Excused 2) |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | The Bill was READ ONCE. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) was READ and ADOPTED. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | 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 12, 2025 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Reports READ |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Reported Out: OTP-AM/OTP-AM | |
| May 15, 2025 | Voted: Divided Report | |
| May 15, 2025 | Work Session Held | |
| 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 | Feb 4, 2025 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2025 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. |
| House | Feb 4, 2025 | 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 |
| House: C-B (H-658) | House: C-B (H-658) | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #453 | 06/12/2025 | 68 | 78 | 0 | 5 | No |
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| Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #507 | 06/12/2025 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | No |
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| Indefinitely Postpone RC #508 | 06/12/2025 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
