LD885 • 2025

An Act to Allow Certain Persons with a Permit to Carry Concealed Handguns to Possess or Discharge a Firearm on School Property

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Sponsor: Representative James White
Last action: 2025-05-28
Official status: Reports Read On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 235 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to Allow Certain Persons with a Permit to Carry Concealed Handguns to Possess or Discharge a Firearm on School Property

An Act to Allow Certain Persons with a Permit to Carry Concealed Handguns to Possess or Discharge a Firearm on School Property Sponsor: Representative James White Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

What This Bill Does

An Act to Allow Certain Persons with a Permit to Carry Concealed Handguns to Possess or Discharge a Firearm on School Property Sponsor: Representative James White Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP

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Bill History

2025-05-28 Senate
Reports Read On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 235 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-05-27 House
Reports READ . On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 190 (Yeas 74 - Nays 66 - Absent 11 - Excused 0) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-20 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP
2025-05-14 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-05-14 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-03-20 Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Allow Certain Persons with a Permit to Carry Concealed Handguns to Possess or Discharge a Firearm on School Property
Sponsor:
Representative James White
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. 885
H.P. 571 House of Representatives, March 4, 2025
An Act to Allow Certain Persons with a Permit to Carry Concealed
Handguns to Possess or Discharge a Firearm on School Property
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative WHITE of Guilford.
Cosponsored by Senator HARRINGTON of York and
Representatives: BISHOP of Bucksport, EDER of Waterboro, FLYNN of Albion, LANCE of
Paris, LIBBY of Auburn, PAUL of Winterport, WHITE of Ellsworth, Senator: HAGGAN of
Penobscot.

Page 1 - 132LR1445(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 the possession and discharge of a firearm does not apply to a
4 person 21 years of age or older who is not a student at that school and who possesses a
5 permit to carry a concealed handgun under Title 25, chapter 252.
6SUMMARY
7 This bill allows a person to possess and discharge a firearm on school property if that
8 person is not a student at that school, is 21 years of age or older and possesses a permit to
9 carry a concealed handgun.
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