Who sponsored LD1743?

Poppy Arford (D, 101), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD1743?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1743&snum=132

Maine LD1743: An Act to Allow Municipalities to Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings and Voting Places and at Their Municipal Public Proceedings

Q: What is LD1743?

LD1743 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Allow Municipalities to Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings and Voting Places and at Their Municipal Public Proceedings.

Q: What does LD1743 do?

In its own words: An Act to Allow Municipalities to Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings and Voting Places and at Their Municipal Public Proceedings Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative ARFORD of Brunswick. Cosponsored by Senator DUSON of Cumberland and Representatives: BECK of South Portland, BRIDGEO of Augusta, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, KUHN of Falmouth, MOONEN of Portland, ROLLINS of Augusta, Senators: CARNEY of Cumberland, TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland. Printed on recycled paper.

Q: What is the status of LD1743?

Failed as of June 16, 2025. Latest action: Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moves The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (June 16, 2025).

Status: Failed, June 16, 2025

What the bill says

An Act to Allow Municipalities to Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings and Voting Places and at Their Municipal Public Proceedings Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative ARFORD of Brunswick. Cosponsored by Senator DUSON of Cumberland and Representatives: BECK of South Portland, BRIDGEO of Augusta, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, KUHN of Falmouth, MOONEN of Portland, ROLLINS of Augusta, Senators: CARNEY of Cumberland, TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland. Printed on recycled paper.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Allow Municipalities to Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings and Voting Places and at Their Municipal Public Proceedings Reference to the Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative ARFORD of Brunswick. Cosponsored by Senator DUSON of Cumberland and Representatives: BECK of South Portland, BRIDGEO of Augusta, CLOUTIER of Lewiston, KUHN of Falmouth, MOONEN of Portland, ROLLINS of Augusta, Senators: CARNEY of Cumberland, TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2011, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 359, is amended to read: 3. Exception. This section does not prohibit an order, ordinance, rule or regulation of any political subdivision which that, with the exception of appropriate civil penalty provisions, conforms exactly with any applicable provision of state law or which; that regulates the discharge of firearms within a jurisdiction; or that regulates the possession of firearms within a municipality's buildings and voting places and at municipal public proceedings within a municipality in accordance with Title 30-A, section 3015. Sec. 2. 30-A MRSA §3015 is enacted to read: §3015. Regulation of firearms within municipality's buildings and voting places and at municipal public proceedings Notwithstanding any provision of law to the …

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Latest actions

June 16, 2025: Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moves The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

June 16, 2025: Motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 509(Yeas 70 - Nays 71 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

June 12, 2025: Reports READ.Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 461(Yeas 69 - Nays 77 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

June 12, 2025: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 518 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Report READ Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in NON-CONCURRENCE.

April 30, 2025: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 134 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

April 29, 2025: Unfinished Business

April 24, 2025: Unfinished Business

April 23, 2025: On motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE Unfinished Business

April 22, 2025: Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed. On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

Maine LD1743: An Act to Allow Municipalities to Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings and Voting Places and at Their Municipal Public Proceedings

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