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LD 2238 (SP 958)

"An Act to Address Gun Violence in Maine by Requiring a Waiting Period for Certain Firearm Purchases"

Sponsored by Senator Margaret Rotundo

Date	Chamber	Action
2/28/2024	Senate	Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Asked if Bill Properly Before the Body On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Ruling of the Chair Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York Ruling of the Chair Roll Call Number Roll Call Ordered Yeas 20 - Nays 11 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 PREVAILED Motion by Senator BENNETT of Oxford to Table until Later in Today's Session Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number Roll Call Ordered Yeas 11 - Nays 20 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 FAILED Motion by Senator HARRINGTON of York to Indefinitely Postpone Bill and accompanying papers Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 560 Yeas 10 - Nays 21 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 FAILED The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 561 Yeas 20 - Nays 11 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 PREVAILED Sent down for concurrence
2/28/2024	House	Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed. Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor asked the Chair to RULE if the Bill was properly before the body. Subsequently, the Chair RULED the Bill was properly before the body. Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor APPEALED the ruling of the Chair. Subsequently, the ruling of the Chair was SUSTAINED. ROLL CALL NO. 385 (Yeas 74 - Nays 64 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) Subsequently, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/11/2024	Senate	Reports READ On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF ANY REPORT Unfinished Business
4/12/2024	Senate	Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-684) ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 711 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-684) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-684) Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
4/16/2024	House	Reports READ. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 524 (Yeas 74 - Nays 73 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-684) was READ and 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" (S-684). HELD. RELEASED. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/17/2024	House	PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 535 (Yeas 73 - Nays 70 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1) HELD. RELEASED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
4/17/2024	Senate	PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 760 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED