Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD1174
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act to Limit the Liability of Gun Shops That Provide Firearm Hold Agreements
Subject: Firearms: Sales
Description: An Act to Limit the Liability of Gun Shops That Provide Firearm Hold Agreements
Session: 132nd Legislature
Last Action: Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Last Action Date: June 13, 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: Stephen Wood (R); Donald Ardell (R); Randall Greenwood (R); David Haggan (R); Matthew Harrington (R); Michel Lajoie (D); Chad Perkins (R); Kimberly Pomerleau (R); James White (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (9 of 151)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 13, 2025 | PASSED TO BE ENACTED. |
| House | Jun 13, 2025 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Committee Amendment "A" (H-661) READ and ADOPTED |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | Reports READ. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | ROLL CALL NO. 460 (Yeas 55 - Nays 93 - Absent 1 - 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 "A" (H-661) 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 | The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-661). |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 517 Yeas 11 - Nays 24 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | READ ONCE |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-661) in concurrence. |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM | |
| May 7, 2025 | Work Session Held | |
| May 7, 2025 | Voted: Divided Report | |
| 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 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY In concurrence. PREVAILED |
| House | Mar 20, 2025 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2025 | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 61 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| House | Mar 20, 2025 | On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
| House | Mar 20, 2025 | Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 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 |
| House: C-A (H-661) | House: C-A (H-661) | 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 |
| Reference RC #61 | 03/20/2025 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #460 | 06/12/2025 | 55 | 93 | 0 | 3 | No |
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| Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #517 | 06/12/2025 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
