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An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Assessment Data in Firearm Fatalities and Hospitalizations Reports

An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Assessment Data in Firearm Fatalities and Hospitalizations Reports

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Lori Gramlich
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Assessment Data in Firearm Fatalities and Hospitalizations Reports

An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Assessment Data in Firearm Fatalities and Hospitalizations Reports Sponsor: Representative Lori Gramlich Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Assessment Data in Firearm Fatalities and Hospitalizations Reports Sponsor: Representative Lori Gramlich Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1802(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1802(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1187 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.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1802(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1802(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1187 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.
Sponsored By Representative Gramlich of Old Orchard Beach , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1802(08) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1802(08) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1187 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7SECOND REGULAR SESSION 8 HOUSE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-04-13 Senate

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table. Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.

  3. 2026-02-24 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-10 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Work Session Reconsidered

  6. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-04-07 Committee

    Work Session Held

  8. 2025-04-07 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  9. 2025-03-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Assessment Data in Firearm Fatalities and Hospitalizations Reports
Sponsor:
Representative Lori Gramlich
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1802(09)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
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H.P. 792 - L.D. 1187
An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Assessment Data in Firearm
Fatalities and Hospitalizations Reports
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA c. 256-A, headnote is amended to read:
CHAPTER 256-A
REPORTING OF FIREARM FATALITIES AND, HOSPITALIZATIONS AND
MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT DATA
Sec. 2. 22 MRSA §1425, as amended by PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §32, is further
amended by amending the section headnote to read:
§1425. Annual report on firearm fatalities and , hospitalizations and mental health
assessment data
Sec. 3. 22 MRSA §1425, sub-§1, ¶C, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 369, §1, is
amended to read:
C. Unintentional discharges, further separated by the ages of the victims; and
Sec. 4. 22 MRSA §1425, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §32, is
further amended to read:
2. Hospitalizations. Hospitalizations that occurred as a result of a firearm but did not
result in death.; and
Sec. 5. 22 MRSA §1425, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
3. Risk assessments. The number of assessments by a medical practitioner performed
pursuant to Title 34-B, section 3862-A, the number of individuals assessed who received a
referral for mental health treatment and services and any aggregate demographic
information about the individuals assessed that can be released without risking individual
identification.
APPROVED
APRIL 15, 2026
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
711
PUBLIC LAW