Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD953
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act to Change the Definition of "Machine Gun" in the Maine Criminal Code
Subject: Firearms: Possession
Description: An Act to Change the Definition of "Machine Gun" in the Maine Criminal Code
Session: 132nd Legislature
Last Action: Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Last Action Date: June 17, 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: David Haggan (R); Donald Ardell (R); Matthew Harrington (R); Rachel Henderson (R);Joshua Morris (R); Chad Perkins (R); Jennifer Poirier (R); James White (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 23% (8 of 35)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 17, 2025 | ROLL CALL NO. 547 (Yeas 76 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 2) |
| House | Jun 17, 2025 | On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, REPORT B Ought Not to Pass was ACCEPTED. |
| House | Jun 17, 2025 | Reports READ. |
| House | Jun 17, 2025 | Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) |
| House | Jun 17, 2025 | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| Senate | Jun 16, 2025 | Taken from the table by the President |
| Senate | Jun 16, 2025 | On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Bill and accompanying papers INDEFINITELY POSTPONED PREVAILED. |
| Senate | Jun 16, 2025 | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 569 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 |
| Senate | Jun 16, 2025 | Sent down for concurrence |
| Senate | Jun 13, 2025 | Unfinished Business |
| Senate | Jun 13, 2025 | Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT The Report B Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED |
| Senate | Jun 13, 2025 | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 493 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| Senate | Jun 13, 2025 | Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of Report A Ought to Pass |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Reported Out: OTP/ONTP/OTP-AM | |
| May 7, 2025 | Voted: Divided Report | |
| May 7, 2025 | Work Session Held | |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Work Session Held: TABLED | |
| Senate | 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. |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 6, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Accept Report 'b' Ought Not To Pass RC #493 | 06/12/2025 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | No |
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| Indefinitely Postpone RC #569 | 06/16/2025 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #547 | 06/17/2025 | 76 | 71 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
