---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Shooting Ranges"
description: "An Act To Protect Shooting Ranges"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 79"
citation: "Maine LD 79 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL PROCEDURE", "LIMITATION OF ACTIONS", "SHOOTING RANGES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patrick COREY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa0a8eaa-8d7e-4965-a3d5-f194e91dcf8e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070766"
source_hash: "98d3a83b1894f1a455ed59663407dbd38c3ed1156cfae272fcaa01af8cf7a253"
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 79 (129) — An Act To Protect Shooting Ranges

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0065&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0065&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Patrick COREY — primary (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- John ANDREWS — cosponsor (person)
- John MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
- Peter LYFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen STANLEY — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-03-07** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-03-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2019-03-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-03-14** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-14** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-14** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2019-03-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-03-29** 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/aa0a8eaa-8d7e-4965-a3d5-f194e91dcf8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).