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MaineLD 411132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)House

Resolve, Directing the Attorney General to Update Rules Relating to the Disposition of Forfeited Firearms

Sponsored By: Melanie Sachs (Democratic)

Became Law

FIREARMSFIREARMS - SALES

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Forfeited gun auction money to Safe Homes Fund

The Attorney General must update rules on selling forfeited firearms. Money from auctions of guns forfeited to the State goes into the Safe Homes Program Fund. The Department of Administrative and Financial Services keeps 12% of those proceeds. State Police, sheriff’s offices, and municipal police keep money from firearms forfeited to their own departments.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Melanie Sachs

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Adam Lee

    Democratic • House

  • Amy Kuhn

    Democratic • House

  • Anne M. Carney

    Democratic • Senate

  • Daniel Sayre

    Democratic • House

  • Kristen Cloutier

    Democratic • House

  • Matt Moonen

    Democratic • House

  • Poppy Arford

    Democratic • House

  • Samuel Zager

    Democratic • House

  • Victoria Doudera

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 98 • No: 116

Senate vote • 6/12/2025

ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT

Yes: 13 • No: 21

Senate vote • 6/12/2025

INDEFINITELY POSTPONE

Yes: 17 • No: 17

House vote • 6/12/2025

ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Yes: 68 • No: 78

Actions Timeline

  1. RESLV Chapter 123

    5/1/2026

  2. HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

    7/8/2025Senate

  3. FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    6/13/2025House

  4. FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.

    6/13/2025Senate

  5. Reports READ Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 507 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 508 Yeas 17 - Nays 17 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) Report ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) in concurrence.

    6/12/2025Senate

  6. Reports READ.Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 453(Yeas 68 - Nays 78 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) 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 "B" (H-658).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    6/12/2025House

  7. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

    3/21/2025House

  8. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence

    2/4/2025Senate

  9. Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    2/4/2025House

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