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LD411 • 2025

Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms

Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms

Firearms
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Melanie Sachs
Last action
2026-01-11
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms

Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms Sponsor: Representative Melanie Sachs Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms Sponsor: Representative Melanie Sachs Reference committee: Judiciary Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0868(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0868(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 411 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.
Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0868(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0868(03) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 411 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. 2026-01-11 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-07-08 Senate

    HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

  3. 2025-06-13 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-11 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-02-04 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms
Sponsor:
Representative Melanie Sachs
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR0868(05)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 265 - L.D. 411
Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the
Disposition of Forfeited Firearms
Sec. 1. Attorney General to update rules. Resolved: That the Attorney General
shall update the rules regarding the disposition of forfeited firearms to clarify that the
proceeds from the auctioning of forfeited firearms by the State must be placed in the Safe
Homes Program Fund pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, section 7001,
subsection 4, except that the Department of Administrative and Financial Services may
retain 12% of the proceeds and the Department of Public Safety, Maine State Police,
sherriff's departments and municipal police departments may retain the proceeds resulting
from the auction of firearms forfeited to their respective departments.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JANUARY 11, 2026
CHAPTER
123
RESOLVES