Maine 130th Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

LD 976 — An Act To Amend The Definition Of "Machine Gun" To Include Bump Stock Devices

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Action History

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence

  3. Taken from the table by the President

  4. On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT

  5. Reports READ

  6. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  7. (Yeas 89 - Nays 54 - Absent 8 - Excused 0)

  8. ROLL CALL NO. 183

  9. Subsequently, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  10. On motion of Representative BABBIDGE of Kennebunk, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  11. Subsequently, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  12. Speaker laid before the House

  13. Later today assigned.

  14. On motion of Representative DUNPHY of Old Town, TABLED pending the motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  15. Representative WARREN of Hallowell moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  16. Reports READ.

  17. Reported Out - ONTP/OTP

  18. Voted - Divided Report

  19. Work Session Held

  20. Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.

  21. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence

  22. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  23. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

  24. Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

Passed 89 Yea · 54 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 452806
Republican 33001
Democrat 102501
Unenrolled 0100
Independent 1000
Total 895408
% of votes cast 59%36%0%5%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ALLEY of Beals — Nay
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Yea
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Nay
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Nay
BROOKS of Lewiston — Nay
BRYANT of Windham — Nay
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Nay
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Yea
CEBRA of Naples — Not Voting
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Nay
COLLINGS of Portland — Nay
CONNOR of Lewiston — Yea
COREY of Windham — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Nay
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Yea
DOLLOFF of Milton Township — Yea
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DOWNES of Bucksport — Yea
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
EVANS of Dover-Foxcroft — Nay
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HANLEY of Pittston — Yea
HARNETT of Gardiner — Nay
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Nay
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Yea
KRYZAK of Acton — Yea
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
LIBBY of Auburn — Yea
LYFORD of Eddington — Yea
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Nay
McDONALD of Stonington — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Nay
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth — Nay
MORALES of South Portland — Nay
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Nay
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Yea
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Nay
ORDWAY of Standish — Yea
PAULHUS of Bath — Not Voting
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Nay
PERRY of Calais — Nay
PERRY of Bangor — Nay
PICKETT of Dixfield — Yea
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Nay
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
ROCHE of Wells — Not Voting
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SHARPE of Durham — Not Voting
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Nay
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Yea
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Yea
STETKIS of Canaan — Yea
SYLVESTER of Portland — Nay
TUCKER of Brunswick — Nay
TUTTLE of Sanford — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Nay
WHITE of Mars Hill — Yea
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Nay
WOOD of Portland — Nay
ZEIGLER of Montville — Not Voting
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Nay
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Nay
Christopher Kessler Democrat Not Voting
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Grayson Lookner Democrat Nay
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Nay
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Nay
Laura Supica Democrat Nay
Laurie Osher Democrat Nay
Lori Gramlich Democrat Nay
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Nay
Melanie Sachs Democrat Nay
Michael Brennan Democrat Nay
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Morgan Rielly Democrat Nay
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Nay
Poppy Arford Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Samuel Zager Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Nay
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Nay
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Nay
Traci Gere Democrat Nay
Valli Geiger Democrat Nay
Victoria Doudera Democrat Nay
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Yea
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Bruce Bickford Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Yea
David G. Haggan Republican Yea
Gary Drinkwater Republican Yea
Irene Gifford Republican Yea
James Thorne Republican Yea
Jennifer Poirier Republican Yea
John Ducharme Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph Underwood Republican Yea
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Michael Lemelin Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Not Voting
Nathan Carlow Republican Yea
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Yea
Randall Greenwood Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Sheila Lyman Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Yea
Susan Bernard Republican Yea
Tracy Quint Republican Yea
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 976?
LD 976 is sponsored by Melanie Sachs (Democrat), Lois RECKITT, Laurie Osher (Democrat), Janice Dodge (Democrat), Anne M. Carney (Democrat), and Victoria Doudera (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 976?
This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). 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.
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