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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Disposition Of Forfeited Firearms"
description: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Disposition Of Forfeited Firearms"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 411"
citation: "Maine LD 411 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIREARMS", "FORFEITED FIREARMS", "SALES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melanie SACHS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5e9ae4b-d27d-41ca-903b-f2553ca1b1bc"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096261"
source_hash: "5c7a001f5c40802dfef6452d6f6df23359788a6a4e45587efc414a9cd5a3ba74"
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 411 (132) — An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Disposition Of Forfeited Firearms
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment C-A (H-657)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0265&item=3&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-658)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0265&item=2&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 123** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0265&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 411 HP 265** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0265&item=1&snum=132)
## Votes
- INDEFINITELY POSTPONE — **1717** (fail) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **6878** (fail) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **1321** (fail) · upper
## Sponsors
- Melanie SACHS — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel SAYRE — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-04** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-12** Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
- **2025-06-12** ROLL CALL NO. 453
- **2025-06-12** (Yeas 68 - Nays 78 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-12** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-658). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** Reports READ
- **2025-06-12** Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended FAILED
- **2025-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 507 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-12** Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED
- **2025-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 508 Yeas 17 - Nays 17 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-12** Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-12** Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-658) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-13** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+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/f5e9ae4b-d27d-41ca-903b-f2553ca1b1bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).