---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Impede The Transfer Of Firearms To Prohibited Persons"
description: "An Act To Impede The Transfer Of Firearms To Prohibited Persons"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 22"
citation: "Maine LD 22 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROHIBITED PERSONS", "SALES", "WEAPONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67517aea-9794-4b30-b20b-fa755fccea22"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085053"
source_hash: "8e3a59c4e08064d534d027ff637d9633f81239615a5271a486f8722a85a33de9"
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 22 (131) — An Act To Impede The Transfer Of Firearms To Prohibited Persons

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=3&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=2&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0014&item=5&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)
- Erin SHEEHAN — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** 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
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-12** Reports READ
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2023-06-15** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-06-15** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-258) Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-15** Committee Amendment "B" (S-258) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (S-258) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-16** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-06-16** Later today assigned.
- **2023-06-20** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-06-20** Subsequently, on motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-20** Committee Amendment "B" (S-258) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-258). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67517aea-9794-4b30-b20b-fa755fccea22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).