ME LD208 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Failed on April 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-09 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Failed on April 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-09 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases
Title
An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases
Sponsors
| Rep. William Faulkingham [R] | Sen. David Haggan [R] | Sen. Matthew Harrington [R] | Rep. Sheila Lyman [R] |
| Rep. Chad Perkins [R] | Sen. Jeffrey Timberlake [R] | Rep. James White [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-04-09 - Senate - Accept Minority Ought To Pass Report RC #935 (Y: 18 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-09 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #934 (Y: 17 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2026-04-09 - House - Recede And Concur RC #804 (Y: 72 N: 76 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2026-04-09 - House - Acc Maj Otp-am By Ca-a RC #793 (Y: 77 N: 72 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-09 - Senate - Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #934 (Y: 17 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2026-04-09 - House - Recede And Concur RC #804 (Y: 72 N: 76 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2026-04-09 - House - Acc Maj Otp-am By Ca-a RC #793 (Y: 77 N: 72 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2026-04-09 | 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) |
| 2026-04-09 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 804 (Yeas 72 - Nays 76 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED In NON-CONCURRENCE. |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | READ ONCE. |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 935 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE. |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 934 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED. |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Reports READ. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1032). |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Committee Amendment "A" (H-1032) was READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | The Bill was READ ONCE. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 793 (Yeas 77 - Nays 72 - Absent 1 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) |
| 2026-04-09 | House | On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2026-04-08 | Joint | Reported Out: OTP-AM/OTP |
| 2026-03-19 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2026-03-19 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-06-25 | Joint | Carry Over Approved |
| 2025-06-25 | House | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. |
| 2025-05-30 | Joint | Carry Over Requested |
| 2025-05-30 | Joint | Work Session Held: TABLED |
| 2025-05-22 | Joint | Work Session Held: TABLED |
| 2025-05-15 | Joint | Work Session Held: TABLED |
| 2025-04-24 | Joint | Work Session Held: TABLED |
| 2025-03-21 | House | Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
| 2025-01-14 | Senate | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-01-14 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
| 2025-01-14 | House | Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. |
