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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 116: An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Piercing Guns

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 116 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Piercing Guns. Primary sponsor: Rick Bennett (Independent). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 27, 2025): Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Independent 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick BennettPrimary sponsorIndependentSenate18
Mike LanceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. Reported Out - ONTP
  3. Voted - ONTP
  4. Work Session Held
  5. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
  6. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  7. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
  8. On motion by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
  9. Committee on LABOR suggested and ordered printed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source