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

LD 885: An Act To Allow Certain Persons With A Permit To Carry Concealed Handguns To Possess Or Discharge A Firearm On School Property

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 885 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on March 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Allow Certain Persons With A Permit To Carry Concealed Handguns To Possess Or Discharge A Firearm On School Property. Primary sponsor: Jim White (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 28, 2025): 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): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim WhitePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Steve BishopCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
John EderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse136
Paul FlynnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
David HagganCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Matt HarringtonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Mike LanceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Laurel LibbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
Reagan PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Russ WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13

“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. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 235 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
  3. On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED
  4. Reports Read
  5. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  6. (Yeas 74 - Nays 66 - Absent 11 - Excused 0)
  7. ROLL CALL NO. 190
  8. On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
  9. Reports READ.
  10. Reported Out - ONTP/OTP
  11. Voted - Divided Report
  12. Work Session Held

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

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