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LD1743Introduced in the House

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

Failed

Introduced by Poppy Arford, District 101

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Official description

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

Where it stands

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

June 16, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Recede And Concur RC #562 · June 16, 2025

15

Yes

17

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

35 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Susan Bernard1Yes
Harold Stewart2Yes
Bradlee Farrin3Yes
Stacey Guerin4Yes
Russell Black5Yes
Marianne Moore6Yes
Nicole Grohoski7No
Michael Tipping8No
Joseph Baldacci9Yes
David Haggan10Yes

Bill history

  1. Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed.

  2. On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. On motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE

  5. Unfinished Business

  6. Unfinished Business

  7. Unfinished Business

  8. Taken from the table by the President

  9. On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence PREVAILED

  10. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 134 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  11. Work Session Held

  12. Voted: Divided Report

  13. Reported Out: OTP/ONTP

  14. Reports Read

  15. On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED

  16. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 518 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  17. Report READ

  18. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  19. Reports READ.

  20. Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass Report FAILED.

  21. ROLL CALL NO. 461 (Yeas 69 - Nays 77 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)

  22. On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  23. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  24. 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.

  25. ROLL CALL NO. 509 (Yeas 70 - Nays 71 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)

  26. Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  27. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  28. Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moves The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED

  29. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED

  30. Roll Call Ordered

  31. Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED.

  32. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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