PRIA Logo™
MaineLD 486132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)House

An Act to Remove the Duty of an Individual Exercising Self-defense to Safely Retreat or Abstain from Performing Certain Acts upon Demand

Sponsored By: Chad Perkins (Republican)

In Committee

CRIMESCRIMES - TRESPASS

Your PRIA Score

Score Hidden

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to start

Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Chad Perkins

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Arthur Mingo

    Republican • House

  • Donald Ardell

    Republican • House

  • Elizabeth Caruso

    Republican • House

  • James White

    Republican • House

  • John Eder

    Republican • House

  • Mark Babin

    Republican • House

  • Mathew McIntyre

    Republican • House

  • Robert Nutting

    Republican • House

  • Scott Cyrway

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 87 • No: 85

Senate vote • 5/20/2025

ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT

Yes: 15 • No: 17

House vote • 5/6/2025

ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

Yes: 72 • No: 68

Actions Timeline

  1. Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 185 Yeas 15 - Nays 17 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

    5/20/2025Senate

  2. Unfinished Business

    5/14/2025Senate

  3. Unfinished Business

    5/13/2025Senate

  4. On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT Unfinished Business

    5/7/2025Senate

  5. Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 108(Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

    5/6/2025House

  6. 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

  7. Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

    2/6/2025House

Bill Text

Related Bills

Back to State Legislation