ME LD486 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 10)
Status: Failed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 10)
Status: Failed on May 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-20 - Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Remove the Duty of an Individual Exercising Self-defense to Safely Retreat or Abstain from Performing Certain Acts upon Demand
Title
An Act to Remove the Duty of an Individual Exercising Self-defense to Safely Retreat or Abstain from Performing Certain Acts upon Demand
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-05-20 - Senate - Accept Minority Ought To Pass Report RC #185 (Y: 15 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2025-05-06 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #108 (Y: 72 N: 68 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - House - Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #108 (Y: 72 N: 68 NV: 0 Abs: 11) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Subsequently, The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 185 Yeas 15 - Nays 17 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass Report FAILED |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Taken from the table by the President |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-13 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Unfinished Business |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-05-06 | House | ROLL CALL NO. 108 (Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) |
| 2025-05-06 | House | On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-05-02 | Joint | Reported Out: ONTP/OTP |
| 2025-04-24 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-04-24 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 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. |
| 2025-02-06 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025. |
