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An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Unauthorized Paramilitary Training

An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Unauthorized Paramilitary Training

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Sponsor
Representative James White
Last action
2025-04-10
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED . in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 96 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Unauthorized Paramilitary Training

An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Unauthorized Paramilitary Training Sponsor: Representative James White Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Unauthorized Paramilitary Training Sponsor: Representative James White Reference committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-10 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED . in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 96 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-08 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 75 (Yeas 74 - Nays 72 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-04-03 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

  4. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-01-30 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Unauthorized Paramilitary Training
Sponsor:
Representative James White
Reference committee:
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 303
H.P. 203 House of Representatives, February 3, 2025
An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Unauthorized Paramilitary
Training
Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. 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 WHITE of Guilford.
Cosponsored by Senator HAGGAN of Penobscot and
Representatives: BABIN of Fort Fairfield, CHAPMAN of Auburn, DANA of the
Passamaquoddy Tribe, HENDERSON of Rumford, HYMES of Waldo, LEMELIN of Chelsea,
LIBBY of Auburn, THORNE of Carmel.

Page 1 - 132LR2131(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 25 MRSA c. 252-B, as amended, is repealed.
3SUMMARY
4 This bill repeals the law prohibiting unauthorized paramilitary training. 4