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

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