130th MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2021
Legislative Document No. 1179
H.P. 857 House of Representatives, March 22, 2021
An Act To Restrict Maine Law Enforcement Participation in
Federal Firearm Confiscation or Buy-back Programs without
Legislative Approval
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 18, 2021. Referred to the Committee on
Criminal Justice and Public Safety pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to
Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative COREY of Windham.
Cosponsored by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland and
Representatives: ALLEY of Beals, CONNOR of Lewiston, COSTAIN of Plymouth, LANDRY
of Farmington, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, MARTIN of Sinclair, O'CONNOR of Berwick,
PICKETT of Dixfield.
Printed on recycled paper
 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2 Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2015 is enacted to read:
3 §2015. Participation in federal firearm confiscation or buy-back program
4 Any use of a law enforcement agency or officer in a federal firearm confiscation or
5 buy-back program requires approval by a majority vote of each House of the Legislature
6 and approval by the Governor.
7 Sec. 2. Application. This Act applies to a federal confiscation or buy-back program
8 for a firearm or ammunition magazine legally owned on or before January 1, 2021.
9 SUMMARY
10 This bill requires a majority vote of each House of the Legislature and approval by the
11 Governor for any use of a law enforcement officer or agency in a federal firearm
12 confiscation or buy-back program. This bill applies to any firearm or ammunition magazine
13 legally owned on or before January 1, 2021.
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