LD208 • 2025

An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases

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Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED . Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases

An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP

What This Bill Does

An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP

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Amendments

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C-A (H-1032)

Adopted by House

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0038(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR0038(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
208 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 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

2026-04-09 House
Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST . Motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED . ROLL CALL NO. 804 (Yeas 72 - Nays 76 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1032) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-04-09 Senate
On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED . Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2026-04-08 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP
2026-03-19 Committee
Work Session Held
2026-03-19 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-06-25 Committee
Carry Over Approved
2025-05-30 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-05-30 Committee
Carry Over Requested
2025-05-22 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-05-15 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-04-24 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-01-14 Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases
Sponsor:
Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP

Current Bill Text

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Printed on recycled paper
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 208
H.P. 128 House of Representatives, January 14, 2025
An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm
Purchases
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor.
Cosponsored by Senators: HAGGAN of Penobscot, HARRINGTON of York, Senator
TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin and
Representatives: LYMAN of Livermore Falls, PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft, WHITE of
Guilford.

Page 1 - 132LR0038(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2016, as enacted by PL 2023, c. 678, §1 and reallocated by RR
3 2023, c. 2, Pt. A, §40, is repealed.
4SUMMARY
5 This bill repeals the requirement that a seller of firearms wait 72 hours before
6 delivering a purchased firearm to the buyer.
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