Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD486
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act to Remove the Duty of an Individual Exercising Self-defense to Safely Retreat or Abstain from Performing Certain Acts upon Demand
Subject: Crimes: Trespass
Description: An Act to Remove the Duty of an Individual Exercising Self-defense to Safely Retreat or Abstain from Performing Certain Acts upon Demand
Session: 132nd Legislature
Last Action: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Last Action Date: May 20, 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: Chad Perkins (R); Donald Ardell (R); Mark Babin (R); Elizabeth Caruso (R); Scott Cyrway (R); John Eder (R); Mathew McIntyre (R); Arthur Mingo (R); Robert Nutting (R); James White (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (10 of 151)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 20, 2025 | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 185 Yeas 15 - Nays 17 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 |
| Senate | May 20, 2025 | On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass Report FAILED |
| Senate | May 20, 2025 | Taken from the table by the President |
| Senate | May 20, 2025 | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| Senate | May 20, 2025 | Subsequently, The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence |
| Senate | May 14, 2025 | Unfinished Business |
| Senate | May 13, 2025 | Unfinished Business |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT |
| Senate | May 7, 2025 | Unfinished Business |
| House | May 6, 2025 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| House | May 6, 2025 | Reports READ. |
| House | May 6, 2025 | On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| House | May 6, 2025 | ROLL CALL NO. 108 (Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) |
| May 2, 2025 | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP | |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Voted: Divided Report | |
| Apr 24, 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. |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025. |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #108 | 05/6/2025 | 72 | 68 | 0 | 11 | Yes |
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| Accept Minority Ought To Pass Report RC #185 | 05/20/2025 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 3 | No |
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Link: link to state bill page
