An Act Conceming Domestic Violence and Firearms
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 0690
Committee Amendment CA_A_S181 (Senate)

FIRST P..EGULAR SESSION 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "it" to S.P. 265, L.D. 690, Bill, "An Act 
Conceming Domestic Violence and Firearms" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Establish a Working Group Concerning Domestic Violence and 
Firearms' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and 
inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Working group concerning domestic violence and firearms. 
Resolved: That the Commissioner of Public Safety shall convene a working group of 
interested parties to review and propose amendments to state law regarding the 
possession of fireanns by prohibited persons in order to bring the State into confonnity 
with federal law. The group shall look at incorporating into state law the prohibition of 
possession of fireanns by a person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic 
violence. Each of the following must be invited to send a representative to participate in 
the working group: the Office of the Attomey General, the Maine Prosecutors 
Association, the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, the Maine Association of 
Criminal Defense Lawyers, Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence, the Sportsman's 
Alliance of Maine, the Maine Chiefs of Police Association, the Maine Sheriffs' 
Association and up to 3 other entities that the Commissioner of Public Safety detennines 
appropriate. 
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall report the working group's 
recommendations, including proposed legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on 
Criminal Justice and Public Safety no later than January 15, 2010. The Joint Standing 
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety may submit legislation to the 124th 
Legislature in 2010 based on the report.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve and directs the Commissioner of 
Public Safety to convene a working group conceming domestic violence and firearms. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" It" to S.P. 265, L.D. 690 
The group shall look at incorporating into state law the prohibition of possession of 
firearms by a person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence in order to 
conform to federal law. The working group must invite representatives from each of the 
following to participate: the Office of the Attorney General, the Maine Prosecutors 
Association, the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, the Maine Association of 
Criminal Defense Lawyers, Maine Citizens Against Handgun Violence, the Sportsman's 
Alliance of Maine, the Maine Chiefs of Police Association, the Maine Sheriffs' 
Association and up to 3 other entities that the Commissioner of Public Safety determines 
appropriate. 
The Commissioner of Public Safety shall report the working group's 
recommendations, including recommended legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee 
on Criminal Justice and Public Safety no later than January 15,2010. The Joint Standing 
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety may submit legislation to the 124th 
Legislature in 2010 based on the report. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attacbed) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04123/09 
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LD690 
LR 972(02) 
An Act Concerning Domestic Violence and Firearms 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment '/4" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Requited: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
Additional costs to the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety associated with 
participation in the working group can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR0972(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1