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LD 168 (HP 109)

"An Act Regarding Criminal Background Checks for the Sale, Transfer or Exchange of Firearms"

Sponsored by Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross

Date	Chamber	Action
1/17/2023	House	Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
1/17/2023	Senate	The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
3/30/2023	House	Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
6/21/2023	House	Reports READ. Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook moved to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, TABLED pending the motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended Report. Later today assigned.
6/22/2023	House	Unfinished Business
6/23/2023	House	Unfinished Business
6/23/2023	House	Unfinished Business
6/26/2023	House	Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 335 (Yeas 69 - Nays 68 - Absent 14 - Excused 0) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-623) was READ. On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, House Amendment "A" (H-664) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-623) was READ and ADOPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 336 (Yeas 70 - Nays 65 - Absent 16 - Excused 0) Committee Amendment "A" (H-623) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-664) thereto was ADOPTED. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-623) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-664) thereto. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
6/27/2023	Senate	Reports READ Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox moved to Accept Report A Ought to Pass As Amended Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 464 Yeas 13 - Nays 21 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 FAILED Subsequently Report B Ought Not To Pass ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE Sent down for concurrence
6/27/2023	House	Speaker TALBOT ROSS of Portland MOVED to INSIST. Motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of REPORT B Ought Not to Pass FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 346 (Yeas 66 - Nays 73 - Absent 12 - Excused 0) Subsequently, The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended and Passage to Be Engrossed as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-623) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-664) thereto. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
7/6/2023	Senate	On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate INSISTED on Acceptance of Report B Ought Not To Pass In NON-CONCURRENCE Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 466 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 PREVAILED Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)