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

LD 1743: An Act To Allow Municipalities To Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings And Voting Places And At Their Municipal Public Proceedings

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 1743 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on April 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Allow Municipalities To Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings And Voting Places And At Their Municipal Public Proceedings. Primary sponsor: Poppy Arford (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Poppy ArfordPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Matt BeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse122
Bill BridgeoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Anne CarneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Kristen CLOUTIERCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jill DusonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Amy KuhnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Matt MoonenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse117
Dave RollinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse59
Rachel Talbot RossCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28

“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. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED.
  3. Roll Call Ordered
  4. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED
  5. Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moves The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED
  6. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  7. Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.
  8. (Yeas 70 - Nays 71 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)
  9. ROLL CALL NO. 509
  10. 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.
  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  12. On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

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