Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD208
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases
Subject: Firearms: Sales
Description: An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases
Session: 132nd Legislature
Last Action: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
Last Action Date: January 14, 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'.
7 sponsors: William Faulkingham (R); David Haggan (R); Matthew Harrington (R); Sheila Lyman (R); Chad Perkins (R); Jeffrey Timberlake (R); James White (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (7 of 151)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 14, 2025 | Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. |
| House | Jan 14, 2025 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
| House | Jan 14, 2025 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2025 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence |
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
