LD1147 • 2025

An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to the Threatening Display or Carrying of a Concealed Weapon

Firearms

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative David Sinclair
Last action: 2025-06-09
Official status: Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved the Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 405 Yeas 16 - Nays 18 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to the Threatening Display or Carrying of a Concealed Weapon

An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to the Threatening Display or Carrying of a Concealed Weapon Sponsor: Representative David Sinclair Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to the Threatening Display or Carrying of a Concealed Weapon Sponsor: Representative David Sinclair Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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C-A (H-369)

Adopted by House

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0512(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0512(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
1147 2 Date: (Filing No.
H- ) 3CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY 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

2025-06-09 House
The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-369) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-09 Senate
Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved the Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 405 Yeas 16 - Nays 18 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-05-29 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM
2025-04-30 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-30 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-04-24 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-03-18 Committee
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to the Threatening Display or Carrying of a Concealed Weapon
Sponsor:
Representative David Sinclair
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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Printed on recycled paper
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1147
H.P. 752 House of Representatives, March 18, 2025
An Act Regarding the Required State of Mind Relating to the
Threatening Display or Carrying of a Concealed Weapon
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered
printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative SINCLAIR of Bath.

Page 1 - 132LR0512(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. N, §2 and
3 affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:
41. Display or carrying prohibited. A person may not, unless excepted by a provision
5 of law, intentionally or knowingly:
6 A. Display in a threatening manner a firearm, slungshot, knuckles, bowie knife, dirk,
7 stiletto or other dangerous or deadly weapon usually employed in the attack on or
8 defense of a person; or
9 B. Wear under the person's clothes or conceal about the person's person a firearm,
10 slungshot, knuckles, bowie knife, dirk, stiletto or other dangerous or deadly weapon
11 usually employed in the attack on or defense of a person.
12SUMMARY
13 This bill amends Maine's statute regarding the threatening display or carrying of a
14 concealed weapon in response to the new federal standard set by Counterman v. Colorado,
15 600 U.S. 66 (2023). The bill requires that a person must intentionally or knowingly conceal
16 a weapon on their person or display a weapon in a threatening manner to have the culpable
17 state of mind to be found criminally liable under that statute.
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