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Maine HouseLD 486

An Act to Remove the Duty of an Individual Exercising Self-defense to Safely Retreat or Abstain from Performing Certain Acts upon Demand

Passed 72–68Party-lineClose

What it does: Removes the duty to retreat safely, or to comply with a demand to stop an act one is not obliged to perform, before using deadly force in self-defense. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

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The tally

Yes 72 · No 68 · Not voting 10

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats7005
Republicans0684
Other or unknown party201

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no.

The full roll (150)

Yes 72

No 68

Not voting 10

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.