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LD1049 • 2025

An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit

An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit

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Sponsor
Representative Jennifer Poirier
Last action
2025-06-13
Official status
On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit

An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit Sponsor: Representative Jennifer Poirier Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit Sponsor: Representative Jennifer Poirier Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Amendments

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Adopted by Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1317(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1317(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1049 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-13 Senate

    On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-06-12 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 458 (Yeas 85 - Nays 60 - Absent 4 - Excused 2) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-11 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-04-03 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-04-03 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-12 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit
Sponsor:
Representative Jennifer Poirier
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1049
H.P. 678 House of Representatives, March 14, 2025
An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer
When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative POIRIER of Skowhegan.
Cosponsored by Representatives: ARDELL of Monticello, HAGGAN of Hampden, MORRIS
of Turner, NUTTING of Oakland, RUDNICKI of Fairfield, SMITH of Palermo, THORNE of
Carmel.

Page 1 - 132LR1317(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2003-A, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 327, §4, is repealed.
3Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2004, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 327, §5, is repealed.
4SUMMARY
5 Current law requires an individual carrying a concealed handgun without a valid permit
6 who comes into contact with a law enforcement officer during the course of any arrest,
7 detainment or routine traffic stop to immediately inform that law enforcement officer of
8 the fact that the individual is carrying a concealed handgun.
9 This bill repeals that requirement and the penalty provision for failure to comply with
10 that requirement.
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