Maine bills · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

Maine LD 208

An Act To Eliminate The 72-Hour Waiting Period On Firearm Purchases

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM (Republican)

Cosponsors (6)

• James WHITE (Republican)
• Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE (Republican)
• Chad PERKINS (Republican)
• Sheila LYMAN (Republican)
• Matthew HARRINGTON (Republican)
• David HAGGAN (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Amendment C-A (H-1032)
• LD 208 HP 128

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• Apr 8, 2026 · Legislature
  Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP
• Mar 19, 2026 · Legislature
  Voted - Divided Report
• Mar 19, 2026 · Legislature
  Work Session Held
• Jun 25, 2025 · Legislature
  Carry Over Approved
• May 30, 2025 · Legislature
  Carry Over Requested
• May 30, 2025 · Legislature
  Work Session Held - TABLED
• May 22, 2025 · Legislature
  Work Session Held - TABLED
• May 15, 2025 · Legislature
  Work Session Held - TABLED
• Apr 24, 2025 · Legislature
  Work Session Held - TABLED
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1032)
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  (Yeas 72 - Nays 76 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  ROLL CALL NO. 804
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Sent down for concurrence
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED In NON-CONCURRENCE.
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  READ ONCE.
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 935 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE.
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 934 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Reports READ.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1032).
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Committee Amendment "A" (H-1032) was READ and ADOPTED.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  The Bill was READ ONCE.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  (Yeas 77 - Nays 72 - Absent 1 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  ROLL CALL NO. 793
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Reports READ.
• Jun 25, 2025 · House
  Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
• Mar 21, 2025 · House
  Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
• Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
  The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
• Jan 14, 2025 · House
  Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• Jan 14, 2025 · House
  The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
• Jan 14, 2025 · House
  Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.