An Act To Allow Concealed Weapons in the State House
Maine Legislature, Session 125, LD 0932
Committee Amendment CA_A_H420 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2007

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" f} " to H.P. 692, L.D. 932, Bill, "An Act To Allow 
Concealed Weapons in the State House" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Allow Persons with Valid Concealed Firearms Permits To Carry 
Concealed Firearms in the State House and the Burton M. Cross Building and Their 
Parking Areas and Walkways' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2007 is enacted to read: 
§2007. Concealed firearms in State House and Burton M. Cross Building 
1. Carrying concealed firearms. Notwithstanding section 2904, a person to whom 
a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued as provided in this chapter 
may carry a concealed firearm in the State House and the Burton M. Cross Building, in 
the parking areas adjacent to the 2 buildings and on the walkways between the 2 
buildings and between the parking areas and the 2 buildings. 
2. Report to Capitol Police. Upon entering the State House or the Burton M. Cross 
Building, a person who carries a concealed firearm as authorized under subsection 1 shall 
immediately report to the Capitol Police and sign the person's name in a logbook 
maintained by the Capitol Police.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and is the majority report of the committee. The 
amendment provides that a person to whom a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm 
has been issued may carry a concealed firearm in the State House, the Burton M. Cross 
Building and the parking areas adjacent to the 2 buildings and on the walkways between 
the buildings and between the parking areas and the buildings. Upon entering the State 
House or the Burton M. Cross Building, a person who is carrying a concealed firearm is 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A " to H.P. 692, L.D. 932 
required to immediately report to the Capitol Police and sign the person's name in a 
logbook maintained by the Capitol Police. This is the same procedure that the Capitol 
Police currently follow for law enforcement officers who carry their firearms in the State 
House. 
FISCAL ~OTE RE<.Jl il,[u 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05126111 
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LD 932 
LR 1869(02) 
An Act To Allow Concealed Weapons in the State House 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment itA" 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase (Public Safety) - General Fund 
Minor savings (Judiciary) - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Eliminates Class D and Class E crimes. 
A reduction in fines will decrease General Fund revenue by minor amounts. 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Public Safety associated with maintaining a log book of all individuals entering 
the State House, Cross State Office Building and related parking areas and walkways with a concealed firearm can be 
absorbed with existing staff and within existing budgeted resources. 
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