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IntroducedMar 04, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
SP 356, An Act To Standardize The Laws Regarding The Carrying Of Concealed Handguns In State Parks
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 12, 2025: Ordered sent down for concurrence
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 829
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Matthew Harringtoncosponsor
- Rachel Hendersoncosponsor
- Chad Perkinscosponsor
- Jennifer Poiriercosponsor
- James Whitecosponsor
Votes
NO: 8
- Anne Carney
- Amy Kuhn
- Adam Lee
- Dani O'Halloran
- Dylan Pugh
- Ellie Sato
- David Sinclair
- Rachel Talbot Ross
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Jun 12, 2025 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 489 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Ordered sent down for concurrence
- Jun 11, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- Apr 29, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session Reconsidered
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 03, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 26, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 438)
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 04, 2025 | Senate
- Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-363) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-363) ()PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Kevin Adam (Baxter State Park)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Katherine Ahrens (YARMOUTH)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Joy Aikey (Biddeford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Anne Amadon (Skowhegan)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Joe Anderson (Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Nicholas Bajor (Thomaston)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Louis Beaulieu (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Maggie Bennett (Biddeford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Art Blank (Healthy Acadia Board of Directors)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Diane Bourdreau (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Fred Brown (Waterford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Jason Burnham (Winthrop)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Craig Caffrey (Bowdoinham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Mathew Casavant (Department of Public Safety)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Mark Coitrone (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Mark Coitrone (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Mark Coitrone (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Mark Coitrone (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Alicia Collins (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Alicia Collins (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by FRED COOPER (.woolwich)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Marie Correa (Eliot )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Donald Coston (Richmond)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Dane Courtois (Hiram)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Noah Curtis (Pembroke)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Andy Cutko (Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Margo DonnisPDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Margo Donnis (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Janet Berard Doyle (Raymond)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Brian Drinkard (York)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Peg Duhamel (Woolwich)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by MARK EVANS (Alfred)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Jane Field (Maine Council of Churches)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Jeanne Fiorni (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by David Fitz (Cumberland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by David Fitz (Cumberland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by David Fitz (Cumberland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Michelle Fortier-Oosterman (Lyman)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Anne Gallaudet (Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Peter Gore (Manufacturers Association of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Geoffrey Gratwick (BAngor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by David Haggan (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Rachel Herbener (Belfast)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Rachel Herbener (Belfast)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Mark Howes (Whitefield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Ralph Hudson (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Dana Hunnewell (Bingham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Gregory Hunnewell (Belgrade Lakes)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Kevin Johnson (Greenwood)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Jake Lachance (Maine State Chamber of Commerce)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by R J Brent Levesque (Bath, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Ethan Lewis (Cambridge )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Jonathan Martell (Sanford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Jonathan Martell (Sanford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Jonathan Martell (Sanford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Daniel Masessa (Montville)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Susan Morse (Safe Schools, Safe Communities)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Deborah Murray (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Lance Nunley (Gray)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Peter O'Connell (South Portland, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Mary OConnell (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Nacole Palmer (Maine Gun Safety Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Nacole Palmer (Maine Gun Safety Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Jennifer Poirier (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Richard Shapiro (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Richard Smith (Beals)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by David Souers (Friendship)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by David Souers (Friendship)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Sue Stableford (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Benjamin Staples (Windham, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Mark Stevens (Winthrop)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Veronica Torres (Friends of Acadia)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Emilia Toth (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Eliza Townsend (Leeds)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Nina Trowbridge (Cape Elizabeth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Janice Vance (Kennebunk)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by James Waite (OLD ORCHARD BEACH)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by michael whalley (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 26, 2025 by Laura Whitcomb (Gun Owners of Maine)PDF
- Diane Bourdreau, Auburn (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 03:02 PM
- Joy Aikey, Biddeford (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 11:25 AM
- Jason Burnham, Winthrop (Written) - JUD 03/26/2025 07:35 AM
- MARK EVANS, Alfred (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 09:44 AM
- Brian Drinkard, York (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 07:19 AM
- Anne Gallaudet, Scarborough (Written) - JUD 03/22/2025 12:28 PM
- Andy Cutko, Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry (Written) - JUD 03/26/2025 08:53 AM
- Richard Shapiro, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 01:19 PM
- Jane Field, Maine Council of Churches (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 10:54 PM
- Craig Caffrey, Bowdoinham (Written) - JUD 03/26/2025 10:23 AM
- Janet Berard Doyle, Raymond (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 05:29 PM
- Jeanne Fiorni, South Portland (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 06:20 PM
- Benjamin Staples, Windham, ME (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 10:02 PM
- Kevin Johnson, Greenwood (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 04:47 PM
- Deborah Murray, Portland (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 11:21 AM
- Lance Nunley, Gray (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 08:35 AM
- Michelle Fortier-Oosterman, Lyman (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 04:46 PM
- Daniel Masessa, Montville (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 01:42 PM
- michael whalley, Bangor (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 10:40 PM
- Sue Stableford, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 07:39 AM
- Jonathan Martell, Sanford (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 12:23 PM
- Mark Stevens, Winthrop (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 01:52 PM
- David Souers, Friendship (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 09:47 PM
- Ralph Hudson, Auburn (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 08:02 AM
- James Waite, OLD ORCHARD BEACH (Written) - JUD 03/16/2025 06:02 PM
- Ethan Lewis, Cambridge (Written) - JUD 03/20/2025 11:19 AM
- Emilia Toth, Portland (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 09:52 PM
- Noah Curtis, Pembroke (Written) - JUD 03/23/2025 07:02 PM
- Rachel Herbener, Belfast (Written) - JUD 03/26/2025 10:13 AM
- Mary OConnell, South Portland (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 01:33 PM
- Joe Anderson, Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 11:27 PM
- Louis Beaulieu, Auburn (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 01:31 PM
- Fred Brown, Waterford (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 11:44 AM
- Katherine Ahrens, YARMOUTH (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 01:43 PM
- Nicholas Bajor, Thomaston (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 07:09 PM
- Geoffrey Gratwick, BAngor (Written) - JUD 03/26/2025 08:31 AM
- FRED COOPER, .woolwich (Speaking For) - JUD 03/26/2025 10:32 AM
- Marie Correa, Eliot (Written) - JUD 03/22/2025 05:29 PM
- Kevin Adam, Baxter State Park (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 08:55 AM
- Donald Coston, Richmond (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 10:20 PM
- Dane Courtois, Hiram (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 03:00 PM
- Margo Donnis, (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 06:50 PM
- Maggie Bennett, Biddeford (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 08:07 PM
- David Souers, Friendship (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 10:21 PM
- Peter O'Connell, South Portland, ME (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 11:43 AM
- Nacole Palmer, Maine Gun Safety Coalition (Written) - JUD 04/03/2025 11:00 AM
- Janice Vance, Kennebunk (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 08:17 PM
- Nina Trowbridge, Cape Elizabeth (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 09:11 PM
- Richard Smith, Beals (Written) - JUD 03/23/2025 08:33 PM
- Dana Hunnewell, Bingham (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 09:59 AM
- R J Brent Levesque, Bath, ME (Written) - JUD 03/15/2025 06:04 PM
- Eliza Townsend, Leeds (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 12:43 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=829&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096934
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096934
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=829&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096934
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/03-26-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2