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IntroducedJan 14, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
HP 128, An Act To Eliminate The 72-Hour Waiting Period On Firearm Purchases
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 25, 2025: Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 208
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Sheila Lymancosponsor
- Chad Perkinscosponsor
- Jeffrey Timberlakecosponsor
- James Whitecosponsor
Votes
Actions
- Jun 25, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- Jun 25, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Approved
- May 30, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Carry Over Requested
- 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
- Mary Born, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 11:26 AM
- Arthur Blank, Bar Harbor, Maine (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 10:07 AM
- Danny Emerson, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 11:56 AM
- Monique Culbertson, Durham (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 06:40 PM
- Susan Bernier, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 01:27 PM
- James Andrews, Sidney (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 10:19 AM
- Caroline Ahonen, Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 10:29 PM
- Dane Courtois, Hiram (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 04:33 PM
- Anne D Burt, Edgecomb (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 07:29 AM
- Anne Gallaudet, Scarborough (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 03:17 PM
- Dwight Crocker, Winslow (Written) - JUD 04/13/2025 04:09 PM
- Margo Donnis, South Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 07:09 AM
- Claudia Hatch, Woolwich, ME 04579, USA (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 08:21 PM
- Jeremy Burlingham, Waldo (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 12:38 PM
- Claudia Griffiths, Camden (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:42 AM
- John Glowa, South China (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:16 AM
- Joshua Dudley, Vassalboro (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 07:45 PM
- Jane Field, Maine Council of Churches (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 09:52 PM
- Richard Coshow, Bridgton (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:22 AM
- maryann larson, Bangor (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 09:30 AM
- John Jeffers, Owls Head (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 03:23 PM
- Nadia LaBelle, Yarmouth (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 09:36 AM
- Jeanne Fiorini, South Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 06:08 PM
- Ryan Kelly, North Waterboro (Written) - JUD 04/14/2025 03:41 PM
- Grace Leavitt, Raymond (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:50 AM
- Jerry Dodge, Denmark (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 07:20 PM
- Margaret Duhamel, Woolwich (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 01:02 PM
- Warren Graumann, Cumberland (Written) - JUD 04/14/2025 11:28 AM
- James Cleary, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 04/13/2025 09:47 AM
- Margaret Groban, South Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 08:33 PM
- Heide Lester, EqualityMaine (Written) - JUD 04/20/2025 10:11 PM
- Betty Martin, Eliot (Written) - JUD 04/13/2025 07:04 AM
- Rachel Herbener, Belfast (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 09:04 AM
- Rebecca Boulos, Maine Public Health Association (Written) - JUD 04/22/2025 12:43 PM
- Donald Endrizzi, Scarborough (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 06:48 PM
- William Muth, Corinth (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 02:07 PM
- Deborah Murray, Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:37 PM
- Deborah Patten, Bath (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 02:56 PM
- Joel Russ, (Written) - JUD 04/17/2025 11:20 AM
- Kyle Kent, Kent Ordnance Technologies (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 03:02 PM
- Philip Pooler, Kennebunk (Written) - JUD 04/14/2025 09:22 AM
- Marguerite Pennoyer, Scarborough (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 12:17 PM
- Caroline Chinlund, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:31 PM
- Peter Murray, Portland (Speaking Against) - JUD 04/15/2025 09:56 PM
- Lisa McGinness, Eliot (Written) - JUD 04/13/2025 02:43 PM
- Julie Orrego, Portland (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 01:04 PM
- Dana Russell, Waterville (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 06:48 PM
- Mark Segar, Freeport (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 06:33 AM
- David Souers, Friendship (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:56 PM
- Richard Shapiro, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:39 AM
- Ellen Shaver, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:14 PM
- Sue Stableford, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 07:55 AM
- Donald Coston, Richmond (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 01:01 AM
- David Nery, Bowdoinham (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 07:36 AM
- Peter Morgan, Raymond (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 07:32 AM
- Susan Kistenmacher, Farmingdale (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 02:47 PM
- Suzanne Simon, South Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:04 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
- Rev. Jill Saxby, Cape Elizabeth (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 10:19 AM
- Martin Malia, Westbrook (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 05:57 PM
- Cheryl Souder, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 04:21 PM
- Amanda Scarpone, Poland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 08:50 PM
- Erik Perkins, Mattawamkeag (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 08:31 AM
- Dana Hunnewell, Bingham (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 03:41 PM
- Robert Harper, SOUTH BERWICK (Written) - JUD 04/12/2025 01:47 PM
- Charles Wiesemann, Fryeburg (Written) - JUD 04/13/2025 01:27 PM
- Susan Townsley, Kennebunkport (Written) - JUD 04/16/2025 04:04 PM
- Janice Vance, Kennebunk (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 11:00 AM
- Daniel Whitney, Wiscasset (Written) - JUD 04/14/2025 09:26 AM
- Kathy Strand, Portland (Written) - JUD 04/15/2025 08:32 PM
- Tamre Steinhauer, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 04/14/2025 08:27 AM
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
