---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Transfer The Authority To Issue Nonconcealed Firearm Permits In Certain Cases From The Department Of Public Safety To The Office Of The Governor"
description: "An Act To Transfer The Authority To Issue Nonconcealed Firearm Permits In Certain Cases From The Department Of Public Safety To The Office Of The Governor"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1585"
citation: "Maine LD 1585 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WEAPONS", "LICENSING", "NONCONCEALED FIREARMS PERMITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ROSEN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-05-04"
last_action: "2017-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dee09af-cfd4-4fc8-bec2-f004b387f8ab"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280065240"
source_hash: "3a8fe3b00c67e2b182c2dafdc4e0556bc8289569c7d5e0f9c49ba9d76d8f883d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1585 (128) — An Act To Transfer The Authority To Issue Nonconcealed Firearm Permits In Certain Cases From The Department Of Public Safety To The Office Of The Governor

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP055901.asp)

## Sponsors

- ROSEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-05-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-04** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-05-25** Reports READ
- **2017-05-25** Senator ROSEN of Hancock moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass Report.
- **2017-05-25** On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending her motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass Report,
- **2017-06-07** Taken from the table by the President
- **2017-06-07** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED
- **2017-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-2`
- **2017-06-07** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-06-08** Reports READ.
- **2017-06-08** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2017-06-08** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-06-08** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2017-06-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2017-06-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5dee09af-cfd4-4fc8-bec2-f004b387f8ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).