Proposed Maine Firearm Legislation LD998
Legislation Overview
Title: An Act Regarding an Employer's Authority to Prohibit an Employee from Storing a Firearm in the Employee's Vehicle
Subject: Employment Practices: Work Environment
Description: An Act Regarding an Employer's Authority to Prohibit an Employee from Storing a Firearm in the Employee's Vehicle
Session: 132nd Legislature
Last Action: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Last Action Date: June 12, 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'.
11 sponsors: Alicia Collins (R); Richard Bradstreet (R); Lucien Daigle (R); Gary Drinkwater (R); Paul Flynn (R); David Haggan (R); Kimberly Haggan (R); Marianne Moore (R); Jennifer Poirier (R); Katrina Smith (R); William Tuell (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 7% (11 of 151)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | Reports READ. |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 510 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED in concurrence |
| Senate | Jun 12, 2025 | Reports READ |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | ROLL CALL NO. 455 (Yeas 75 - Nays 69 - Absent 5 - Excused 2) |
| House | Jun 12, 2025 | On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP | |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Work Session Held | |
| Apr 3, 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. |
| House | Mar 11, 2025 | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| House | Mar 11, 2025 | Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed. |
| House | Mar 11, 2025 | On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2025 | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2025 | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
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 #455 | 06/12/2025 | 75 | 69 | 0 | 7 | Yes |
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| Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #510 | 06/12/2025 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
