An Act To Upgrade the Concealed Handgun Permit Law
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0823
Committee Amendment CA_B_H595 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2003

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B " to H.P. 557, L.D. 823, Bill, "An Act To 
Upgrade the Concealed Handgun Permit Law" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 6 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 6. 
MRSA §2003, sub-§15, as amended by PL 2015, c. 123, §1, is 
repealed.' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 8 the following: 
'Sec. 9. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
Licensing and Enforcement - Public Safety 0712 
Initiative: Provides an allocation for one State Police Detective position and one Office 
Associate II position and related costs. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
2015-16 
2016-17 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
0.000 
2.000 
Personal Services 
$0 
$205,133 
All Other 
$0 
$18,219 
Capital Expenditures 
$0 
$30,462 
-
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOT AL 
$0 
$253,814 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "B" to H.P. 557, L.D. 823 
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SUMMARY 
This amendment provides funding to the Department of Public Safety for the costs of 
issuing concealed handgun permits. This amendment also makes a technical correction. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/22/16 ;Wac:. 
LD823 
LR 1599(09) 
An Act To Upgrade the Concealed Handgun Permit Law 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment ''J3 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
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Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$0 
$253,814 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$229,506 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$235,845 
This bill repeals the authority of municipalities to issue concealed weapons permits and increases the permit term 
from 4 to 10 years. In the 1st Regular Session of the 127th Legislature, PL 2015, Chapter 327 eliminated the general 
permitting requirement for concealed weapons with certain exceptions. Before that change reduced the number of 
permits issued by the State and by municipalities, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) had estimated the need for 6 
additional positions to take on the permitting responsibilities of municipalities as required by this bill. Although it is 
not known how many permits municipalities currently issue, with fewer permits being issued by municipalities now 
because of the statutory change last year, the bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of$253,814 to 
the DPS for one Office Associate II position, one State Police Detective position and related administrative costs to 
issue permits currently issued by municipalities. 
Any permit application fees that currently go to municipalities will now go to the DPS as Other Special Revenue 
Funds revenue. No estimate is made of the amount ofrevenue that will be received by the DPS. If the fee revenue is 
not sufficient to fund the additional allocation, the DPS will need to seek a General Fund appropriation in a 
subsequent budget to fully fund the positions. 
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