LD 1561 — An Act To Restore Firearm Rights And Hunting Privileges To Persons Previously Convicted Of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes
Last action — The Bill was in the possession of the House upon the conclusion of the 131st Legislature and was 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 131st Legislature (2023-2024). 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read LD 1561 on the official Maine source →Action History
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The Bill was in the possession of the House upon the conclusion of the 131st Legislature and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
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Carried over, in the same posture, to any special session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1482.
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Later today assigned.
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(Yeas 77 - Nays 59 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 363
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On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
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Reports READ.
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Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
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Voted - Divided Report
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Work Session Held
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Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
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Carry Over Approved
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Carry Over Requested
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Carry Over Requested
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Work Session Held - TABLED
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Work Session Held
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Work Session Held - TABLED
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
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Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- James White · Cosponsor
- Michael Soboleski · Cosponsor
- Benjamin Hymes · Cosponsor
- Craig V. Hickman · Cosponsor
- Matthew A. Harrington · Cosponsor
- Billy Bob Faulkingham · Cosponsor
- David Boyer · Cosponsor
- Donald Ardell · Cosponsor
- John ANDREWS · Cosponsor
- Chad Perkins · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 43 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Chad Perkins Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (9)
- James White Republican Voted No
- Michael Soboleski Republican Voted No
- Benjamin Hymes Republican Voted No
- Craig V. Hickman Democrat
- Matthew A. Harrington Republican
- Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Voted No
- David Boyer Republican Voted No
- Donald Ardell Republican Voted No
- John ANDREWS
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"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 |
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| Democrat | 49 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 3 | 48 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Unenrolled | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 59 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 39% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Nay |
| BOYLE of Gorham | — | Not Voting |
| CARMICHAEL of Greenbush | — | Not Voting |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Yea |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Nay |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| DAVIS of East Machias | — | Nay |
| DUNPHY of Embden | — | Nay |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Yea |
| GALLETTA of Durham | — | Not Voting |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Yea |
| JAUCH of Topsham | — | Yea |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Nay |
| LaROCHELLE of Augusta | — | Yea |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Yea |
| MORIARTY of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| NESS of Fryeburg | — | Nay |
| NEWMAN of Belgrade | — | Nay |
| O'CONNELL of Brewer | — | Yea |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Yea |
| POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset | — | Not Voting |
| PRINGLE of Windham | — | Yea |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Yea |
| RUSSELL of Verona Island | — | Yea |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Nay |
| SHAW of Auburn | — | Yea |
| SHEEHAN of Biddeford | — | Not Voting |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor | — | Yea |
| WORTH of Ellsworth | — | Yea |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Yea |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Yea |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Graham | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Yea |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Charles Skold | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cheryl Golek | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Yea |
| David Sinclair | Democrat | Nay |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Yea |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Yea |
| James Dill | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Yea |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Yea |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Yea |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Yea |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Yea |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nina Milliken | Democrat | Yea |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Yea |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Yea |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Yea |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Yea |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Yea |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Yea |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Yea |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Yea |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Yea |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Yea |
| Abden Simmons | Republican | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Nay |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Nay |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Nay |
| Ann Fredericks | Republican | Not Voting |
| Barbara Bagshaw | Republican | Nay |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Nay |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Nay |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Nay |
| David Boyer | Republican | Nay |
| David G. Haggan | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Nay |
| Donald Ardell | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Nay |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Nay |
| James Thorne | Republican | Nay |
| James White | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Nay |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Nay |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Nay |
| Laurel Libby | Republican | Nay |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Babin | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Walker | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Nay |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Nay |
| Rachel Henderson | Republican | Nay |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Nay |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Nay |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Nay |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Nutting | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Albert | Republican | Nay |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Nay |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Nay |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen Wood | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Nay |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Lavigne | Republican | Nay |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Nay |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Nay |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 1561?
- LD 1561 is sponsored by James White (Republican), Michael Soboleski (Republican), Benjamin Hymes (Republican), Craig V. Hickman (Democrat), Matthew A. Harrington (Republican), Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican), David Boyer (Republican), Donald Ardell (Republican), John ANDREWS, and Chad Perkins (Republican).
- What is the current status of LD 1561?
- This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). 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 1561?
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