Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD1062
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act to Eliminate Background Checks for Private Sales of Firearms
Subject: Firearms: Sales
Description: An Act to Eliminate Background Checks for Private Sales of Firearms
Session: 132nd Legislature
Last Action: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
Last Action Date: March 21, 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'.
9 sponsors: Jennifer Poirier (R); Donald Ardell (R); Kimberly Haggan (R); Joshua Morris (R); Robert Nutting (R); Shelley Rudnicki (R); Katrina Smith (R); James Thorne (R); Nathan Wadsworth (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (9 of 151)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| 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 | Mar 12, 2025 | Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. |
| House | Mar 12, 2025 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. |
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
