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An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate

An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate

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Sponsor
Representative Sheila Lyman
Last action
2025-06-13
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED . in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 545 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files ( DEAD ).
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An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate

An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate Sponsor: Representative Sheila Lyman Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate Sponsor: Representative Sheila Lyman Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1511(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1511(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1002 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-13 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 477 (Yeas 76 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 2) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-06-13 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED . in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 545 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files ( DEAD ).

  3. 2025-06-12 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-11 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate
Sponsor:
Representative Sheila Lyman
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1002
H.P. 649 House of Representatives, March 11, 2025
An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public
Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth
Certificate
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative LYMAN of Livermore Falls.
Cosponsored by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin and
Representatives: DAIGLE of Fort Kent, DRINKWATER of Milford, EDER of Waterboro,
FREDERICKS of Sanford, GRIFFIN of Levant, HAGGAN of Hampden, SOBOLESKI of
Phillips, Senator: LIBBY of Cumberland.

Page 1 - 132LR1511(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §14 is enacted to read:
3§14. Student identification
4 Notwithstanding Title 5, chapter 337, personnel of a public school and public charter
5 school authorized under chapter 112 shall refer to a minor student by the name and gender
6 listed on the student's official record of birth submitted to the school at the time of
7 enrollment pursuant to section 6002 unless the minor student's parent provides written
8 permission stating otherwise or documentation of a legal change of name or gender is
9 provided to the school.
10SUMMARY
11 This bill provides that public school and public charter school personnel must refer to
12 a minor student by the name and gender listed on the student's official record of birth
13 submitted to the school at the time of enrollment unless the minor student's parent or
14 guardian provides written permission stating otherwise or documentation of a legal change
15 of name or gender is provided to the school.
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