An Act To Allow The Prohibition Of Weapons At Public Proceedings And Voting Places
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LD 1470 — An Act To Allow The Prohibition Of Weapons At Public Proceedings And Voting Places
Last action — Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read LD 1470 on the official Maine source →Action History
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Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
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In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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(Yeas 85 - Nays 61 - Absent 4 - Excused 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 235
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On motion of Representative MARTIN of Sinclair, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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Reports READ.
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Sent down for concurrence
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 260 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
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On motion by Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED
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Reports READ
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In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
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On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
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Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed
Sponsors
- Catherine BREEN · Primary
- Shawn BABINE · Cosponsor
- Diane DENK · Cosponsor
- Thom HARNETT · Cosponsor
- Christina RILEY · Cosponsor
- Denise Tepler · Cosponsor
- Teresa S. Pierce · Cosponsor
- Michael Brennan · Cosponsor
- Ann Matlack · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Catherine BREEN
Co-sponsors (8)
- Shawn BABINE
- Diane DENK
- Thom HARNETT
- Christina RILEY
- Denise Tepler Democrat Voted No
- Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Voted No
- Michael Brennan Democrat Voted No
- Ann Matlack Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (177)
177 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 177 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 55 | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 85 | 61 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 40% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ACKLEY of Monmouth | — | Yea |
| ALLEY of Beals | — | Yea |
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Yea |
| AUSTIN of Skowhegan | — | Yea |
| AUSTIN of Gray | — | Yea |
| BABBIDGE of Kennebunk | — | Nay |
| BABINE of Scarborough | — | Nay |
| BERRY of Bowdoinham | — | Yea |
| BLUME of York | — | Nay |
| BROOKS of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| BRYANT of Windham | — | Yea |
| CAIAZZO of Scarborough | — | Nay |
| CARDONE of Bangor | — | Nay |
| CEBRA of Naples | — | Yea |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Nay |
| COREY of Windham | — | Yea |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Yea |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| CUDDY of Winterport | — | Nay |
| CURTIS of Madison | — | Yea |
| DENK of Kennebunk | — | Nay |
| DeVEAU of Caribou | — | Yea |
| DEVIN of Newcastle | — | Not Voting |
| DILLINGHAM of Oxford | — | Yea |
| DOLLOFF of Rumford | — | Yea |
| DOORE of Augusta | — | Yea |
| DUNPHY of Old Town | — | Yea |
| EVANGELOS of Friendship | — | Yea |
| FARNSWORTH of Portland | — | Nay |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Yea |
| GIDEON of Freeport | — | Nay |
| GRIGNON of Athens | — | Not Voting |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Yea |
| HANDY of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| HANINGTON of Lincoln | — | Yea |
| HANLEY of Pittston | — | Yea |
| HARNETT of Gardiner | — | Nay |
| HEAD of Bethel | — | Yea |
| HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft | — | Yea |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Nay |
| HUBBELL of Bar Harbor | — | Nay |
| HUTCHINS of Penobscot | — | Yea |
| HYMANSON of York | — | Yea |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| JOHANSEN of Monticello | — | Yea |
| JORGENSEN of Portland | — | Nay |
| KESCHL of Belgrade | — | Yea |
| KINNEY of Knox | — | Yea |
| KORNFIELD of Bangor | — | Nay |
| KRYZAK of Acton | — | Yea |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Yea |
| LOCKMAN of Bradley | — | Yea |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Yea |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Yea |
| MAREAN of Hollis | — | Yea |
| MAXMIN of Nobleboro | — | Yea |
| McCREA of Fort Fairfield | — | Yea |
| McCREIGHT of Harpswell | — | Nay |
| McDONALD of Stonington | — | Yea |
| McLEAN of Gorham | — | Nay |
| MELARAGNO of Auburn | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Yea |
| MORALES of South Portland | — | Nay |
| MORIARTY of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| NADEAU of Winslow | — | Nay |
| O'CONNOR of Berwick | — | Yea |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Nay |
| ORDWAY of Standish | — | Yea |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Yea |
| PEBWORTH of Blue Hill | — | Nay |
| PEOPLES of Westbrook | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Yea |
| PICKETT of Dixfield | — | Not Voting |
| PRESCOTT of Waterboro | — | Yea |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Nay |
| REED of Carmel | — | Yea |
| RILEY of Jay | — | Nay |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Nay |
| RYKERSON of Kittery | — | Nay |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Yea |
| SCHNECK of Bangor | — | Nay |
| SHARPE of Durham | — | Yea |
| SHEATS of Auburn | — | Nay |
| SKOLFIELD of Weld | — | Yea |
| STANLEY of Medway | — | Yea |
| STEARNS of Guilford | — | Yea |
| STETKIS of Canaan | — | Yea |
| STROM of Pittsfield | — | Yea |
| SYLVESTER of Portland | — | Nay |
| TUCKER of Brunswick | — | Nay |
| VEROW of Brewer | — | Not Voting |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Mars Hill | — | Yea |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Yea |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Nay |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Nay |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Nay |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Nay |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Nay |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Yea |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Yea |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Yea |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Nay |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Yea |
| William Tuell | Republican | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BELLOWS of Kennebec | — | Nay |
| BREEN of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| CARPENTER of Aroostook | — | Yea |
| CARSON of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| CHENETTE of York | — | Nay |
| CHIPMAN of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| CLAXTON of Androscoggin | — | Yea |
| DAVIS of Piscataquis | — | Yea |
| DESCHAMBAULT of York | — | Yea |
| DIAMOND of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| DOW of Lincoln | — | Yea |
| FARRIN of Somerset | — | Yea |
| GRATWICK of Penobscot | — | Nay |
| HAMPER of Oxford | — | Yea |
| HERBIG of Waldo | — | Yea |
| KEIM of Oxford | — | Yea |
| LIBBY of Androscoggin | — | Nay |
| LUCHINI of Hancock | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| MIRAMANT of Knox | — | Nay |
| POULIOT of Kennebec | — | Yea |
| ROSEN of Hancock | — | Yea |
| SANBORN, H. of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| SANBORN, L. of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| VITELLI of Sagadahoc | — | Nay |
| James Dill | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Nay |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey L. Timberlake | Republican | Yea |
| Marianne Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Yea |
| Russell J. Black | Republican | Yea |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey K. Guerin | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 1470?
- LD 1470 is sponsored by Catherine BREEN, Shawn BABINE, Diane DENK, Thom HARNETT, Christina RILEY, Denise Tepler (Democrat), Teresa S. Pierce (Democrat), Michael Brennan (Democrat), and Ann Matlack (Democrat).
- What is the current status of LD 1470?
- This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track LD 1470?
- Track LD 1470 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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