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LD525 • 2025

An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances

An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances

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Sponsor
Representative Joshua Morris
Last action
2025-06-16
Official status
On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass Report Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances

An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances Sponsor: Representative Joshua Morris Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances Sponsor: Representative Joshua Morris Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-16 House

    Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST . Motion of Representative MORRIS of Turner to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED FAILED . ROLL CALL NO. 505 (Yeas 69 - Nays 70 - Absent 10 - Excused 2) Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-06-16 Senate

    On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass Report Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  3. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

  4. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-14 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-11 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances
Sponsor:
Representative Joshua Morris
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 525
H.P. 344 House of Representatives, February 11, 2025
An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by
Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is
Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MORRIS of Turner.
Cosponsored by Senator HAGGAN of Penobscot and
Representatives: ARDELL of Monticello, CHAPMAN of Auburn, CIMINO of Bridgton,
FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, NUTTING of Oakland, PAUL of Winterport, SMITH of
Palermo, WHITE of Guilford.

Page 1 - 132LR1945(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6552, sub-§2, ¶D is enacted to read:
3 D. The prohibition on discharge of a firearm does not apply to a person acting pursuant
4 to Title 17-A, section 104, subsection 3.
5SUMMARY
6 This bill provides that the current prohibition on the discharge of a firearm within 500
7 feet of a school does not apply to a person acting pursuant to the laws governing the use of
8 force in defense of premises.
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