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Maine LD 1009 — An Act To Restore Full Civil Rights To Possess Firearms To Persons Previously Convicted Of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes
Maine, 132. LD 1009: An Act To Restore Full Civil Rights To Possess Firearms To Persons Previously Convicted Of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes
Latest action
April 29, 2026 — Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Chad PERKINS — primary sponsor
- Donald ARDELL
- David BOYER
- David HAGGAN
- Matthew HARRINGTON
- Rachel HENDERSON
- Craig HICKMAN
- James THORNE
Bill text
LD 1009 HP 656 Read version ↗
Amendment C-A (H-1031) Read version ↗
Amendment H-A to C-A (H-1048) Read version ↗
Recorded votes
SUSPEND RULES -
April 14, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 76 · no: 68 · other: 6
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| ABDI of Lewiston | no |
| ADAMS of Lebanon | yes |
| ALBERT of Madawaska | yes |
| ANKELES of Brunswick | no |
| ARATA of New Gloucester | yes |
| ARCHER of Saco | yes |
| ARDELL of Monticello | yes |
| ARFORD of Brunswick | no |
| BABIN of Fort Fairfield | yes |
| BAGSHAW of Windham | yes |
| BECK of South Portland | no |
| BELL of Yarmouth | no |
| BISHOP of Bucksport | yes |
| BLIER of Buxton | yes |
| BOYER of Poland | yes |
| BOYER of Cape Elizabeth | no |
| BRENNAN of Portland | no |
| BRIDGEO of Augusta | yes |
| BUNKER of Farmington | yes |
| CAMPBELL of Orrington | yes |
| CARLOW of Buxton | yes |
| CARUSO of Caratunk | yes |
| CHAPMAN of Auburn | yes |
| CIMINO of Bridgton | yes |
| CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham | no |
| COLLAMORE of Pittsfield | yes |
| COLLINS of Sidney | yes |
| COOPER of Windham | yes |
| COPELAND of Saco | no |
| CRAFTS of Newcastle | no |
| CRAY of Palmyra | yes |
| CROCKETT of Portland | no |
| DAIGLE of Fort Kent | yes |
| DEBRITO of Waterville | no |
| DHALAC of South Portland | no |
| DILL of Old Town | yes |
| DODGE of Belfast | no |
| DOUDERA of Camden | no |
| DRINKWATER of Milford | yes |
| DUCHARME of Madison | yes |
| EATON of Deer Isle | no |
| EDER of Waterboro | yes |
| FAIRCLOTH of Bangor | no |
| FARRIN of Jefferson | yes |
| FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor | yes |
| FECTEAU of Biddeford | yes |
| FLYNN of Albion | yes |
| FOLEY of Wells | yes |
| FOSTER of Dexter | yes |
| FREDERICKS of Sanford | yes |
| FREDETTE of Newport | yes |
| FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor | no |
| FROST of Belgrade | yes |
| GATTINE of Westbrook | no |
| GEIGER of Rockland | no |
| GERE of Kennebunkport | no |
| GIFFORD of Lincoln | yes |
| GOLEK of Harpswell | no |
| GRAHAM of North Yarmouth | no |
| GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach | no |
| GREENWOOD of Wales | yes |
| GRIFFIN of Levant | other |
| GUERRETTE of Caribou | yes |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | yes |
| HALL of Wilton | yes |
| HARRIMAN of Lewiston | no |
| HASENFUS of Readfield | no |
| HENDERSON of Rumford | yes |
| HEPLER of Woolwich | no |
| HYMES of Waldo | yes |
| JACKSON of Oxford | other |
| JULIA of Waterville | no |
| KESSLER of South Portland | no |
| KUHN of Falmouth | no |
| LAJOIE of Lewiston | no |
| LANCE of Paris | yes |
| LANIGAN of Sanford | yes |
| LAVIGNE of Berwick | yes |
| LEE of Auburn | no |
| LEMELIN of Chelsea | yes |
| LIBBY of Auburn | yes |
| LOOKNER of Portland | no |
| LYMAN of Livermore Falls | other |
| MACIAS of Topsham | no |
| MALON of Biddeford | no |
| MASON of Lisbon | yes |
| MASTRACCIO of Sanford | no |
| MATHIESON of Kittery | no |
| MATLACK of St. George | no |
| MCCABE of Lewiston | no |
| MCINTYRE of Lowell | yes |
| MEYER of Eliot | no |
| MILLIKEN of Blue Hill | yes |
| MINGO of Calais | yes |
| MITCHELL of Cumberland | no |
| MONTELL of Gardiner | no |
| MOONEN of Portland | no |
| MORRIS of Turner | yes |
| MURPHY of Scarborough | no |
| NUTTING of Oakland | yes |
| O'HALLORAN of Brewer | other |
| OLSEN of Raymond | yes |
| OSHER of Orono | no |
| PARRY of Arundel | yes |
| PAUL of Winterport | yes |
| PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft | yes |
| PLUECKER of Warren | no |
| POIRIER of Skowhegan | yes |
| POMERLEAU of Standish | yes |
| PUGH of Portland | no |
| QUINT of Hodgdon | yes |
| RANA of Bangor | no |
| RAY of Lincolnville | no |
| RIELLY of Westbrook | no |
| ROBERTS of South Berwick | no |
| ROEDER of Bangor | yes |
| ROLLINS of Augusta | no |
| RUDNICKI of Fairfield | yes |
| RUNTE of York | no |
| SACHS of Freeport | no |
| SALISBURY of Westbrook | no |
| SARGENT of York | no |
| SATO of Gorham | no |
| SAYRE of Kennebunk | no |
| SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of Mexico | yes |
| SHAGOURY of Hallowell | no |
| SIMMONS of Waldoboro | yes |
| SINCLAIR of Bath | no |
| SKOLD of Portland | no |
| SMITH of Palermo | yes |
| SOBOLESKI of Phillips | yes |
| STOVER of Boothbay | no |
| STROUT of Harrington | yes |
| SUPICA of Bangor | no |
| SWALLOW of Houlton | yes |
| TERRY of Gorham | no |
| THORNE of Carmel | yes |
| TUELL of East Machias | yes |
| UNDERWOOD of Presque Isle | other |
| WADSWORTH of Hiram | yes |
| WALKER of Naples | yes |
| WARREN of Scarborough | no |
| WEBB of Durham | no |
| WHITE of Guilford | yes |
| WHITE of Ellsworth | yes |
| WOOD of Norway | yes |
| WOOD of Greene | yes |
| WOODSOME of Waterboro | other |
| YUSUF of Portland | no |
| ZAGER of Portland | no |
ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP
April 9, 2026 · House · fail
yes: 66 · no: 81 · other: 3
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (150)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| ABDI of Lewiston | yes |
| ADAMS of Lebanon | no |
| ALBERT of Madawaska | no |
| ANKELES of Brunswick | yes |
| ARATA of New Gloucester | other |
| ARCHER of Saco | no |
| ARDELL of Monticello | no |
| ARFORD of Brunswick | yes |
| BABIN of Fort Fairfield | no |
| BAGSHAW of Windham | no |
| BECK of South Portland | yes |
| BELL of Yarmouth | yes |
| BISHOP of Bucksport | no |
| BLIER of Buxton | no |
| BOYER of Poland | no |
| BOYER of Cape Elizabeth | yes |
| BRENNAN of Portland | yes |
| BRIDGEO of Augusta | no |
| BUNKER of Farmington | yes |
| CAMPBELL of Orrington | no |
| CARLOW of Buxton | no |
| CARUSO of Caratunk | no |
| CHAPMAN of Auburn | no |
| CIMINO of Bridgton | no |
| CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham | yes |
| COLLAMORE of Pittsfield | yes |
| COLLINS of Sidney | no |
| COOPER of Windham | no |
| COPELAND of Saco | no |
| CRAFTS of Newcastle | yes |
| CRAY of Palmyra | no |
| CROCKETT of Portland | yes |
| DAIGLE of Fort Kent | no |
| DEBRITO of Waterville | yes |
| DHALAC of South Portland | yes |
| DILL of Old Town | no |
| DODGE of Belfast | yes |
| DOUDERA of Camden | yes |
| DRINKWATER of Milford | no |
| DUCHARME of Madison | no |
| EATON of Deer Isle | no |
| EDER of Waterboro | no |
| FAIRCLOTH of Bangor | yes |
| FARRIN of Jefferson | no |
| FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor | no |
| FECTEAU of Biddeford | no |
| FLYNN of Albion | no |
| FOLEY of Wells | no |
| FOSTER of Dexter | no |
| FREDERICKS of Sanford | no |
| FREDETTE of Newport | other |
| FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor | yes |
| FROST of Belgrade | no |
| GATTINE of Westbrook | yes |
| GEIGER of Rockland | yes |
| GERE of Kennebunkport | yes |
| GIFFORD of Lincoln | no |
| GOLEK of Harpswell | yes |
| GRAHAM of North Yarmouth | yes |
| GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach | yes |
| GREENWOOD of Wales | no |
| GRIFFIN of Levant | other |
| GUERRETTE of Caribou | no |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | no |
| HALL of Wilton | no |
| HARRIMAN of Lewiston | yes |
| HASENFUS of Readfield | no |
| HENDERSON of Rumford | no |
| HEPLER of Woolwich | no |
| HYMES of Waldo | no |
| JACKSON of Oxford | no |
| JULIA of Waterville | yes |
| KESSLER of South Portland | yes |
| KUHN of Falmouth | yes |
| LAJOIE of Lewiston | yes |
| LANCE of Paris | no |
| LANIGAN of Sanford | no |
| LAVIGNE of Berwick | no |
| LEE of Auburn | yes |
| LEMELIN of Chelsea | no |
| LIBBY of Auburn | no |
| LOOKNER of Portland | yes |
| LYMAN of Livermore Falls | no |
| MACIAS of Topsham | yes |
| MALON of Biddeford | yes |
| MASON of Lisbon | no |
| MASTRACCIO of Sanford | yes |
| MATHIESON of Kittery | yes |
| MATLACK of St. George | yes |
| MCCABE of Lewiston | yes |
| MCINTYRE of Lowell | no |
| MEYER of Eliot | yes |
| MILLIKEN of Blue Hill | no |
| MINGO of Calais | no |
| MITCHELL of Cumberland | yes |
| MONTELL of Gardiner | yes |
| MOONEN of Portland | yes |
| MORRIS of Turner | no |
| MURPHY of Scarborough | yes |
| NUTTING of Oakland | no |
| O'HALLORAN of Brewer | yes |
| OLSEN of Raymond | no |
| OSHER of Orono | yes |
| PARRY of Arundel | no |
| PAUL of Winterport | no |
| PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft | no |
| PLUECKER of Warren | yes |
| POIRIER of Skowhegan | no |
| POMERLEAU of Standish | no |
| PUGH of Portland | yes |
| QUINT of Hodgdon | no |
| RANA of Bangor | yes |
| RAY of Lincolnville | yes |
| RIELLY of Westbrook | yes |
| ROBERTS of South Berwick | yes |
| ROEDER of Bangor | no |
| ROLLINS of Augusta | yes |
| RUDNICKI of Fairfield | no |
| RUNTE of York | yes |
| SACHS of Freeport | yes |
| SALISBURY of Westbrook | yes |
| SARGENT of York | no |
| SATO of Gorham | yes |
| SAYRE of Kennebunk | yes |
| SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of Mexico | no |
| SHAGOURY of Hallowell | yes |
| SIMMONS of Waldoboro | no |
| SINCLAIR of Bath | yes |
| SKOLD of Portland | yes |
| SMITH of Palermo | no |
| SOBOLESKI of Phillips | no |
| STOVER of Boothbay | yes |
| STROUT of Harrington | no |
| SUPICA of Bangor | yes |
| SWALLOW of Houlton | no |
| TERRY of Gorham | yes |
| THORNE of Carmel | no |
| TUELL of East Machias | no |
| UNDERWOOD of Presque Isle | no |
| WADSWORTH of Hiram | no |
| WALKER of Naples | no |
| WARREN of Scarborough | yes |
| WEBB of Durham | yes |
| WHITE of Guilford | no |
| WHITE of Ellsworth | no |
| WOOD of Norway | no |
| WOOD of Greene | no |
| WOODSOME of Waterboro | no |
| YUSUF of Portland | yes |
| ZAGER of Portland | yes |
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT
April 9, 2026 · Senate · fail
yes: 17 · no: 18 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| BAILEY of York | yes |
| BALDACCI of Penobscot | yes |
| BEEBE-CENTER of Knox | yes |
| BENNETT of Oxford | no |
| BERNARD of Aroostook | no |
| BICKFORD of Androscoggin | no |
| BLACK of Franklin | no |
| BRADSTREET of Kennebec | no |
| BRENNER of Cumberland | yes |
| CARNEY of Cumberland | yes |
| CURRY of Waldo | yes |
| CYRWAY of Kennebec | yes |
| DAUGHTRY of Cumberland | yes |
| DUSON of Cumberland | yes |
| FARRIN of Somerset | no |
| GROHOSKI of Hancock | no |
| GUERIN of Penobscot | no |
| HAGGAN of Penobscot | no |
| HARRINGTON of York | no |
| HICKMAN of Kennebec | no |
| INGWERSEN of York | yes |
| LAWRENCE of York | yes |
| LIBBY of Cumberland | no |
| MARTIN of Oxford | no |
| MOORE of Washington | no |
| NANGLE of Cumberland | yes |
| PIERCE of Cumberland | yes |
| RAFFERTY of York | yes |
| RENY of Lincoln | no |
| ROTUNDO of Androscoggin | yes |
| STEWART of Aroostook | no |
| TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland | yes |
| TEPLER of Sagadahoc | yes |
| TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin | no |
| TIPPING of Penobscot | no |
ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT
April 9, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 20 · no: 15 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (35)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| BAILEY of York | no |
| BALDACCI of Penobscot | no |
| BEEBE-CENTER of Knox | no |
| BENNETT of Oxford | yes |
| BERNARD of Aroostook | yes |
| BICKFORD of Androscoggin | yes |
| BLACK of Franklin | yes |
| BRADSTREET of Kennebec | yes |
| BRENNER of Cumberland | no |
| CARNEY of Cumberland | no |
| CURRY of Waldo | no |
| CYRWAY of Kennebec | yes |
| DAUGHTRY of Cumberland | no |
| DUSON of Cumberland | no |
| FARRIN of Somerset | yes |
| GROHOSKI of Hancock | yes |
| GUERIN of Penobscot | yes |
| HAGGAN of Penobscot | yes |
| HARRINGTON of York | yes |
| HICKMAN of Kennebec | yes |
| INGWERSEN of York | no |
| LAWRENCE of York | yes |
| LIBBY of Cumberland | yes |
| MARTIN of Oxford | yes |
| MOORE of Washington | yes |
| NANGLE of Cumberland | no |
| PIERCE of Cumberland | no |
| RAFFERTY of York | no |
| RENY of Lincoln | yes |
| ROTUNDO of Androscoggin | no |
| STEWART of Aroostook | yes |
| TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland | no |
| TEPLER of Sagadahoc | no |
| TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin | yes |
| TIPPING of Penobscot | yes |
Legislative history
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- Voted - Divided Report
- Carry Over Approved
- Carry Over Approved
- Carry Over Requested
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)
- On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- (Yeas 76 - Nays 68 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- ROLL CALL NO. 818
- Subsequently, motion of Representative PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft to suspend the rules for the purpose of reconsideration FAILED.
- Speaker laid before the House
- Later today assigned.
- On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1031) in concurrence.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-1031) READ and ADOPTED
- READ ONCE
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 937 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Subsequently The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1031) Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 936 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED
- Reports READ.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1031).
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-1031) was READ and ADOPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Subsequently, on motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- (Yeas 66 - Nays 81 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- ROLL CALL NO. 794
- Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
- Reports READ.
- Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
- Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
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