An Act To Upgrade the Concealed Handgun Pellnit Law
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 0823
Committee Amendment CA_A_H309 (House)
Amends: 25 MRSA §2003

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 557, L.D. 823, Bill, "An Act To 
Upgrade the Concealed Handgun Pellnit Law" 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph E in subparagraph (4) in division (a) in the 
first line (page 1, line 26 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$35
and inserting the 
following; '$J-3- $52.50' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph E in subparagraph (4) in division (a) in the 
2nd line (page 1, line 27 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$20" and inserting the 
following: '$W $52.50' 
Amend the bill in section 3 in paragraph E in subparagraph (4) in division (b) in the 
first line (page 1, line 32 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "$60" and inserting the 
following: '~$120' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 8 in the first line (page 2, line 30 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "lQ" and inserting the following: '2' 
Amend the bill in section 4 in subsection 8 in the last line (page 2, line 34 in L.D.) by 
striking out the following: "lQ" and inserting the following; '2' 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 7 the following: 
'Sec. 8. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§18 is enacted to read: 
18. 
Centralized database. 
The State Police shall establish and maintain a 
centralized database containing information about concealed handgun pennit holders and 
applicants for concealed handgun penuits. 
A. The centralized database must contain: 
0) The penuit holder's or applicant's name; 
(2) The pennit holder's or applicant's address: 
(3) The permit holder's or applicant's date of birth: 
(4) Pennit information: 
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(5) Status of the pennlt or permit application; and 
(6) Prior action taken on the permit. 
B. The centralized database may be accessed only by: 
(1) A law enforcement agency; 
(2) A law enforcement officer; or 
(3) Court order. 
The centralized database may be used only for criminal iustice purposes or purposes 
related to concealed handgun permits. 
C. Information about a concealed handgullJ1ermitholder or applicant maintained in 
the centralized database must be purged from the centralized database within 5 years 
;!fter the permit expires or within 5 years after the period for an appeal of a denial or a 
revocation has mn.' 
. 
Amend thc bill by inserting after section 8 the following: 
'Sec. 9. Application. This Act does not apply to a valid concealed handgun pennit 
issued before the effective date of this Act. 
An application for a concealed handgun 
permit or the renewal of a valid concealed handgun petruit received by an issuing 
authority on or after the effective date ofthis Act is subject to the provisions of this Act. 
Sec. 10. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, l?EPARTMENT OF 
Licensing and Enforcement -Public Safety 0712 
Initiative: Provides one-time funding to process and issue additional concealed handgun 
permit applications. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other' 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
Licensing and Enforcement - Public Safety 0712 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$147,373 
$147,373 
Initiative: Provides funding for 4 Office Associate II positions, 2 State Police Detective 
positions and' related All Other to process additional concealed handgun permit 
applications. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
2015-16 
0.000 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2016-17 
6.000 
$259,560 
COMMfTTEE AMENDMENT 'A "to H.P. 557, L.D. 823 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS rOT AL 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
$0 
$0 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
$0 
Sec. 11. Effective date. This Act takes effect January I, 2017.' 
$145,140 
$404,700 
2016-17 
$147,373 
. $404,700 
$552,073 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Palt letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment makes the following changes to the bill. 
1. It increases the application and renewal fees for a concealed handgun permit from 
$35 to $52.50 and from $20 to $52.50, respectively, for a resident. Fora nomesident the 
fee is increased from $60 to $120 for either an application or a renewal. 
2. The bill proposes to extend the period a permit is valid from 4 to 10 years. This 
amendment makes a permit valid for 5 years. 
3. 
It requires the State Police to establish a centralized database containing 
information about concealed handgun permit holders and applicants for concealed 
handgun permits. It provides that the centralized database must be accessible by law 
enforcement agencies or law enforcement officers or by court order and that information 
about a permit holder or an applicant must be purged from the centralized database within 
years after the permit expires or after the period for an appeal of a denial or a revocation 
of a permit has run. 
4. It provides that an application for a concealed handgun permit received before 
January 1, 2017 is not subject to the provisions of this legislation, but an application for a 
new concealed handgun periuit or a renewal of a concealed handgun pennit received by 
an issuing authority on or after January 1, 2017 is subject to this legislation. 
5. It adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
6. It adds an effective date of January 1,2017. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05124/15 
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127th lVIAINE LEGISLATURE 
LD 823 
LR 1599(02) 
An Act To Upgrade the Concealed Handgun Permit Law 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 1r {H -309 ) 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
General Fund 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$0 
FY 2016-17 
$88,903 
$147,373 
$404,700 
$58,470 
$404,700 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
($116,940) 
$0 
$589,530 
$116,940 
$809,400 
Projections 
FY201R-19 
($116,940) 
$0 
$606,559 
$116,940 
$809,400 
This bill repeals the authority of municipalities to issue concealed weapons permits, increases the application fees, 
increases the pennit tenn from 4 to 5 years and establishes a centralized database of concealed handgun pennit 
holders and applicants within the Department of Public Safety. Other Special Revenue Funds revenue to the 
department would increase by $404,700 and General Fund revenue would increase by $58,470 in fiscal year 2016-17. 
The bill includes an Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $404,700 for 4 Office Associate II positions, 2 State 
Police Detective positions and related administrative costs, including a one-time cost of $260,000 for computer 
programming costs associated with the centralized database. In fiscal year 2016-17, the dedicated revenue is 
insufficient to cover the costs, therefore the bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the department of $147,373 
in fiscal year 2016-17. 
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