# Maine LD 208: An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases Maine LD 208, An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-09 (On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD208-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 208 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Eliminate the 72-hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-09, On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) - Sponsor: Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: FIREARMS, FIREARMS - SALES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (184 yes, 183 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: Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Perkins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Haggan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James White (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrey L. Timberlake (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt A. Harrington (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Sheila Lyman (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | fail | 17 | 18 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | RECEDE AND CONCUR | fail | 72 | 76 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 18 | 17 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | acc maj otp-am by ca-a | pass | 77 | 72 | | ## Actions (8) - 2026-04-09: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.Motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 804(Yeas 72 - Nays 76 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1032) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-04-09: Reports READ.Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 934 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 935 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 READ ONCE. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED In NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 793(Yeas 77 - Nays 72 - Absent 1 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-1032) 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" (H-1032). Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-25: Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (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) - 2025-01-14: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-1032), adopted by House: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0128&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0128&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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 - [Amendment C-A (H-1032), adopted by House (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0128&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0128&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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [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 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-LD208-132 (as of 2026-10-17).