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IntroducedJan 14, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 128, An Act To Eliminate The 72-Hour Waiting Period On Firearm Purchases
Last Action See all actions
legislature • May 30, 2025: Work Session (State House, Room 438)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 208
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Sheila Lymancosponsor
- Chad Perkinscosponsor
- Jeffrey Timberlakecosponsor
- James Whitecosponsor
Votes
Actions
- May 30, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- May 29, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- May 22, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- May 16, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Apr 24, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Apr 16, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 438)
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Jan 14, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
- Jan 14, 2025 | House
- Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Caroline Ahonen (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Joe Anderson (Maine Medical Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by James Andrews (Sidney)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Amy Arata (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Barbara Arsenault (Mexico)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Susan Bernier (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Fred Bird (Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Arthur Blank (Bar Harbor, Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Mary Born (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Rebecca Boulos (Maine Public Health Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Jeremy Burlingham (Waldo)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Anne D Burt (Edgecomb)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Quentin Chapman (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Caroline Chinlund (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by James Cleary (South Berwick )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Richard Coshow (Bridgton)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Donald Coston (Richmond)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Dane Courtois (Hiram)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Dwight Crocker (Winslow)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Colleen CrowleyPDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Monique Culbertson (Durham)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Jerry Dodge (Denmark)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Margo Donnis (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Vicki Doudera (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Joshua Dudley (Vassalboro)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Margaret Duhamel (Woolwich)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Lynn Ellis (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Danny Emerson (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Donald Endrizzi (Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Billy Bob Faulkingham (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Jane Field (Maine Council of Churches)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Jeanne Fiorini (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by David Fitz (Cumberland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by David Fitz (Cumberland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Kathryn FleisherPDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Anne Gallaudet (Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by John Glowa (South China)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Warren Graumann (Cumberland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Claudia Griffiths (Camden)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Margaret Groban (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Margaret Groban (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Margaret Groban (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Polly Haight Frawley (Cumberland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Robert Harper (SOUTH BERWICK)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Claudia Hatch (Woolwich, ME 04579, USA)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Rachel Herbener (Belfast)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Roy Hitchings (Camden)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Destie Hohman Sprague (Maine Women's Lobby)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Mark Howes (Whitefield)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Dana Hunnewell (Bingham)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Gregory Hunnewell (Belgrade)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Gregory Hunnewell (Belgrade)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by John Jeffers (Owls Head)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Ryan Kelly (North Waterboro)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Kyle Kent (Kent Ordnance Technologies )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Susan Kistenmacher (Farmingdale)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Nadia LaBelle (Yarmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by maryann larson (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Grace Leavitt (Raymond)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Heide Lester (EqualityMaine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Kendra LymanPDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Martin Malia (Westbrook)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Betty Martin (Eliot)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Lisa McGinness (Eliot)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Jake McGuigan (National Shooting Sports Foundation)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Elizabeth Moberg (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by David Moltz (Maine Association of Psychiatric Physicians)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Peter Morgan (Raymond)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Deborah Murray (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Peter Murray (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by William Muth (Corinth)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by David Nery (Bowdoinham)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Julie Orrego (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Nacole Palmer (Maine Gun Safety Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Nacole Palmer (Maine Gun Safety Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Deborah Patten (Bath)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Marguerite Pennoyer (Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Erik Perkins (Mattawamkeag)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Jennifer Poirier (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Philip Pooler (Kennebunk)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Joel RussPDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Dana Russell (Waterville)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Rev. Jill Saxby (Cape Elizabeth)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Dan Sayre (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Amanda Scarpone (Poland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Anne Sedlack (Maine Medical Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Mark Segar (Freeport)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Mark Segar (Freeport)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Richard Shapiro (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Ellen Shaver (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Hillary Shende (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Suzanne Simon (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Cheryl Souder (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by David Souers (Friendship)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Sue Stableford (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Tamre Steinhauer (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Kathy Strand (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Rachel Talbot Ross (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Susan Townsley (Kennebunkport)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by David Trahan (Sportsman's Alliance of Maine, Institute for Legislative Action)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by David Trahan (Sportsman's Alliance of Maine, Institute for Legislative Action)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Janice Vance (Kennebunk)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Mary Voskian (Bremen)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Laura Whitcomb (Gun Owners of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Laura Whitcomb (Gun Owners of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Daniel Whitney (Wiscasset)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Charles Wiesemann (Fryeburg )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Betsy Williams (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Stephen Wood (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Laura Yustak (Criminal Law Adivsory Commission)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 16, 2025 by Laura Yustak (Criminal Law Adivsory Commission)PDF
- Caroline Ahonen, Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 10:29 PM
- Jeremy Burlingham, Waldo (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 12:38 PM
- Rebecca Boulos, Maine Public Health Association (Written) - JUD 04/22/2025 12:43 PM
- Arthur Blank, Bar Harbor, Maine (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 10:07 AM
- Peter Murray, Portland (Speaking Against) - JUD 04/15/2025 09:56 PM
- Margaret Duhamel, Woolwich (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 01:02 PM
- Martin Malia, Westbrook (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:57 PM
- Sue Stableford, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 07:55 AM
- Donald Coston, Richmond (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 01:01 AM
- Dwight Crocker, Winslow (Written) - JUD 04/13/2025 04:09 PM
- Deborah Murray, Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:37 PM
- Kyle Kent, Kent Ordnance Technologies (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 03:02 PM
- Donald Endrizzi, Scarborough (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 06:48 PM
- Monique Culbertson, Durham (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 06:40 PM
- Richard Shapiro, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:39 AM
- Jerry Dodge, Denmark (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 07:20 PM
- Richard Coshow, Bridgton (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:22 AM
- Mark Segar, Freeport (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 06:33 AM
- Anne D Burt, Edgecomb (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 07:29 AM
- Joshua Dudley, Vassalboro (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 07:45 PM
- John Glowa, South China (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:16 AM
- Jeanne Fiorini, South Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 06:08 PM
- Cheryl Souder, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 04:21 PM
- Nadia LaBelle, Yarmouth (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 09:36 AM
- Heide Lester, EqualityMaine (Written) - JUD 04/20/2025 10:11 PM
- Suzanne Simon, South Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:04 PM
- William Muth, Corinth (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 02:07 PM
- John Jeffers, Owls Head (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 03:23 PM
- Joel Russ, (Written) - JUD 04/17/2025 11:20 AM
- Philip Pooler, Kennebunk (Written) - JUD 04/14/2025 09:22 AM
- Amanda Scarpone, Poland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 08:50 PM
- James Andrews, Sidney (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 10:19 AM
- David Nery, Bowdoinham (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 07:36 AM
- Deborah Patten, Bath (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 02:56 PM
- Ellen Shaver, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:14 PM
- Tamre Steinhauer, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 04/14/2025 08:27 AM
- Claudia Griffiths, Camden (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:42 AM
- Lisa McGinness, Eliot (Written) - JUD 04/13/2025 02:43 PM
- Dana Russell, Waterville (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 06:48 PM
- Warren Graumann, Cumberland (Written) - JUD 04/14/2025 11:28 AM
- Danny Emerson, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 11:56 AM
- Ryan Kelly, North Waterboro (Written) - JUD 04/14/2025 03:41 PM
- Margaret Groban, South Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 08:33 PM
- Erik Perkins, Mattawamkeag (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:31 AM
- Anne Gallaudet, Scarborough (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 03:17 PM
- Claudia Hatch, Woolwich, ME 04579, USA (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 08:21 PM
- Robert Harper, SOUTH BERWICK (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 01:47 PM
- Rachel Herbener, Belfast (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 09:04 AM
- Betty Martin, Eliot (Written) - JUD 04/13/2025 07:04 AM
- Grace Leavitt, Raymond (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:50 AM
- Janice Vance, Kennebunk (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 11:00 AM
- James Cleary, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 04/13/2025 09:47 AM
- David Souers, Friendship (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:56 PM
- Mary Born, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 11:26 AM
- Dana Hunnewell, Bingham (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 03:41 PM
- Dane Courtois, Hiram (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 04:33 PM
- Margo Donnis, South Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 07:09 AM
- Daniel Whitney, Wiscasset (Written) - JUD 04/14/2025 09:26 AM
- Susan Townsley, Kennebunkport (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 04:04 PM
- Peter Morgan, Raymond (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 07:32 AM
- Rev. Jill Saxby, Cape Elizabeth (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 10:19 AM
- Caroline Chinlund, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:31 PM
- Anne Sedlack, Maine Medical Association (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 03:25 PM
- Destie Hohman Sprague, Maine Women's Lobby (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 11:52 AM
- Marguerite Pennoyer, Scarborough (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 12:17 PM
- Susan Kistenmacher, Farmingdale (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 02:47 PM
- Jane Field, Maine Council of Churches (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 09:52 PM
- Julie Orrego, Portland (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 01:04 PM
- maryann larson, Bangor (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 09:30 AM
- Kathy Strand, Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 08:32 PM
- Susan Bernier, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 01:27 PM
- Charles Wiesemann, Fryeburg (Written) - JUD 04/13/2025 01:27 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=208&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280095812
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280095812
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=208&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095812
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/04-16-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2