# Maine LD 1062: An Act to Eliminate Background Checks for Private Sales of Firearms

Maine LD 1062, An Act to Eliminate Background Checks for Private Sales of Firearms, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Jennifer Poirier (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-13 (Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York, the Senate RECONSIDERED whereby it FAILED to ACCEPTthe Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 536 Yeas 18 - Nays 15 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1062-132
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1062
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Eliminate Background Checks for Private Sales of Firearms
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Last action: 2025-06-13, Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York, the Senate RECONSIDERED whereby it FAILED to ACCEPTthe Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 536 Yeas 18 - Nays 15 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Jennifer Poirier (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: FIREARMS, FIREARMS - SALES
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (130 yes, 121 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jennifer Poirier (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donald Ardell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Thorne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua Morris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Katrina Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Haggan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nathan Wadsworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Nutting (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shelley Rudnicki (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-13 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 18 | 15 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 76 | 72 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | fail | 17 | 18 |   |
| 2025-06-12 | Senate | TABLE UNTIL LATER | pass | 19 | 16 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-06-13: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York, the Senate RECONSIDERED whereby it FAILED to ACCEPTthe Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 536 Yeas 18 - Nays 15 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: Reports ReadMotion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 511 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE The Minority Ought to Pass Report. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 512 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 456(Yeas 76 - Nays 72 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0691&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0691&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
- [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills)
- [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine)
- [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1062-132 (as of 2026-10-19).