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Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD885

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: An Act to Allow Certain Persons with a Permit to Carry Concealed Handguns to Possess or Discharge a Firearm on School Property

Subject: School Policies: Safety

Description: An Act to Allow Certain Persons with a Permit to Carry Concealed Handguns to Possess or Discharge a Firearm on School Property

Session: 132nd Legislature

Last Action: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

Last Action Date: May 28, 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: James White (R); Steven Bishop (R); John Eder (R); Paul Flynn (R); David Haggan (R); Matthew Harrington (R); Michael Lance (R); Laurel Libby (R); Reagan Paul (R); Russell White (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (10 of 151)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 28, 2025 Reports Read
Senate May 28, 2025 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Senate May 28, 2025 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 235 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
Senate May 28, 2025 On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED
House May 27, 2025 Reports READ.
House May 27, 2025 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House May 27, 2025 ROLL CALL NO. 190 (Yeas 74 - Nays 66 - Absent 11 - Excused 0)
House May 27, 2025 On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
May 20, 2025 Reported Out: ONTP/OTP
May 14, 2025 Voted: Divided Report
May 14, 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.
Senate Mar 20, 2025 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
House Mar 18, 2025 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House Mar 18, 2025 Subsequently, the House INSISTED on REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
House Mar 18, 2025 Speaker laid before the House
House Mar 11, 2025 On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
House Mar 11, 2025 Later today assigned.
House Mar 11, 2025 Unfinished Business
House Mar 4, 2025 On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
Senate Mar 4, 2025 In non-concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH for concurrence.
Senate Mar 4, 2025 On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
House Mar 4, 2025 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House Mar 4, 2025 Committee on JUDICIARY 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
05/27/2025 74 66 0 11 Yes
  • Abdi, Mana (D) Yea
  • Adams, Jeffrey (R) Absent
  • Albert, Roger (R) Nay
  • Ankeles, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Arata, Amy (R) Nay
  • Archer, Marshall (D) Yea
  • Ardell, Donald (R) Nay
  • Arford, Poppy (D) Yea
  • Babin, Mark (R) Nay
  • Bagshaw, Barbara (R) Nay
  • Beck, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Bell, Arthur (D) Yea
  • Bishop, Steven (R) Nay
  • Blier, Mark (R) Nay
  • Boyer, David (R) Nay
  • Boyer, Michelle (D) Yea
  • Brennan, Michael (D) Yea
  • Bridgeo, William (D) Yea
  • Bunker, Stephan (D) Yea
  • Campbell, Richard (R) Nay
  • Carlow, Nathan (R) Yea
  • Caruso, Elizabeth (R) Nay
  • Chapman, Quentin (R) Nay
  • Cimino, Marygrace (R) Nay
  • Cloutier, Kristen (D) Yea
  • Cluchey, Sally (D) Yea
  • Collamore, Amanda (R) Nay
  • Collins, Alicia (R) Nay
  • Cooper, Mark (R) Nay
  • Copeland, Lynn (D) Yea
  • Crafts, Lydia (D) Yea
  • Cray, Dean (R) Nay
  • Crockett, Edward (D) Yea
  • Daigle, Lucien (R) Nay
  • DeBrito, Flavia (D) Yea
  • Dhalac, Deqa (D) Yea
  • Dill, James (D) Yea
  • Dodge, Janice (D) Yea
  • Doudera, Victoria (D) Yea
  • Drinkwater, Gary (R) Nay
  • Ducharme, John (R) Nay
  • Eaton, Holly (D) Yea
  • Eder, John (R) Nay
  • Faircloth, Sean (D) Yea
  • Farrin, Wayne (D) Yea
  • Faulkingham, William (R) Nay
  • Fecteau, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Flynn, Paul (R) Nay
  • Foley, Robert (R) Nay
  • Foster, Steven (R) Nay
  • Fredericks, Ann (R) Nay
  • Fredette, Kenneth (R) Nay
  • Friedmann, Gary (D) Yea
  • Frost, Sharon (I) Yea
  • Gattine, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Geiger, Valli (D) Yea
  • Gere, Traci (D) Yea
  • Gifford, Irene (R) Nay
  • Golek, Cheryl (D) Yea
  • Graham, Anne (D) Absent
  • Gramlich, Lori (D) Yea
  • Greenwood, Randall (R) Nay
  • Griffin, Abigail (R) Nay
  • Guerrette, Timothy (R) Nay
  • Haggan, Kimberly (R) Nay
  • Hall, Randall (R) Absent
  • Hasenfus, Tavis (D) Yea
  • Henderson, Rachel (R) Nay
  • Hepler, Allison (D) Yea
  • Hymes, Benjamin (R) Nay
  • Jackson, Caldwell (R) Absent
  • Javner, Kathy (R) Nay
  • Julia, Cassie (D) Yea
  • Kessler, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Kuhn, Amy (D) Yea
  • Lajoie, Michel (D) Yea
  • Lance, Michael (R) Absent
  • Lanigan, Lucas (R) Absent
  • Lavigne, Thomas (R) Nay
  • Lee, Adam (D) Yea
  • Lemelin, Michael (R) Nay
  • Libby, Laurel (R) Nay
  • Lookner, Grayson (D) Absent
  • Lyman, Sheila (R) Nay
  • Macias, Rafael (D) Yea
  • Malon, Marc (D) Absent
  • Mason, Richard (R) Nay
  • Mastraccio, Anne-Marie (D) Yea
  • Mathieson, Kristi (D) Yea
  • Matlack, Ann (D) Yea
  • McCabe, Julia (D) Yea
  • McIntyre, Mathew (R) Nay
  • Meyer, Michele (D) Yea
  • Milliken, Nina (D) Yea
  • Mingo, Arthur (R) Nay
  • Mitchell, Christina (D) Yea
  • Montell, Karen (D) Yea
  • Moonen, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Morris, Joshua (R) Nay
  • Murphy, Kelly (D) Yea
  • Nutting, Robert (R) Nay
  • O'Halloran, Dani (D) Yea
  • Olsen, Rolf (R) Nay
  • Osher, Laurie (D) Yea
  • Parry, Wayne (R) Nay
  • Paul, Reagan (R) Nay
  • Perkins, Chad (R) Nay
  • Pluecker, William (I) Yea
  • Poirier, Jennifer (R) Nay
  • Pomerleau, Kimberly (R) Nay
  • Pugh, Dylan (D) Yea
  • Quint, Tracy (R) Nay
  • Rana, Ambureen (D) Yea
  • Ray, D. (D) Yea
  • Rielly, Morgan (D) Yea
  • Roberts-Lovell, Tiffany (D) Absent
  • Roeder, Amy (D) Yea
  • Rollins, David (D) Yea
  • Rudnicki, Shelley (R) Nay
  • Runte, Walter (D) Yea
  • Sachs, Melanie (D) Yea
  • Salisbury, Suzanne (D) Yea
  • Sargent, Holly (D) Yea
  • Sato, Eleanor (D) Yea
  • Sayre, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Schmersal-Burgess, Tammy (R) Nay
  • Shagoury, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Simmons, Abden (R) Nay
  • Sinclair, David (D) Yea
  • Skold, Charles (D) Absent
  • Smith, Katrina (R) Nay
  • Soboleski, Michael (R) Nay
  • Stover, Holly (D) Yea
  • Strout, Tiffany (R) Nay
  • Supica, Laura (D) Yea
  • Swallow, Gregory (R) Nay
  • Terry, Parnell (D) Yea
  • Thorne, James (R) Nay
  • Tuell, William (R) Nay
  • Underwood, Joseph (R) Absent
  • Wadsworth, Nathan (R) Nay
  • Walker, Mark (R) Nay
  • Warren, Sophia (I) Yea
  • Webb, Kilton (D) Yea
  • White, James (R) Nay
  • White, Russell (R) Nay
  • Wood, Peter (R) Nay
  • Wood, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Woodsome, David (R) Nay
  • Yusuf, Yusuf (D) Yea
  • Zager, Samuel (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/28/2025 21 13 0 1 Yes
  • Bailey, Donna (D) Yea
  • Baldacci, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Beebe-Center, Pinny (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Richard (R) Yea
  • Bernard, Susan (R) Nay
  • Bickford, Bruce (R) Nay
  • Black, Russell (R) Absent
  • Bradstreet, Richard (R) Nay
  • Brenner, Stacy (D) Yea
  • Carney, Anne (D) Yea
  • Curry, Glenn (D) Yea
  • Cyrway, Scott (R) Nay
  • Duson, Jill (D) Yea
  • Farrin, Bradlee (R) Nay
  • Grohoski, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Guerin, Stacey (R) Nay
  • Haggan, David (R) Nay
  • Harrington, Matthew (R) Nay
  • Hickman, Craig (D) Yea
  • Ingwersen, Henry (D) Yea
  • Larsen Daughtry, Matthea (D) Yea
  • Lawrence, Mark (D) Yea
  • Libby, James (R) Nay
  • Martin, Joseph (R) Nay
  • Moore, Marianne (R) Nay
  • Nangle, Timothy (D) Yea
  • Pierce, Teresa (D) Yea
  • Rafferty, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Reny, Cameron (D) Yea
  • Rotundo, Margaret (D) Yea
  • Stewart, Harold (R) Nay
  • Talbot Ross, Rachel (D) Yea
  • Tepler, Denise (D) Yea
  • Timberlake, Jeffrey (R) Nay
  • Tipping, Michael (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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