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An Act to Prohibit Males from Participating in Female Sports or Using Female Facilities

An Act to Prohibit Males from Participating in Female Sports or Using Female Facilities

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Sponsor
Senator Susan Bernard
Last action
2025-06-13
Official status
Reports READ Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT. Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland ACCEPTANCE of The Report B Ought Not To Pass Report PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 494 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence
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An Act to Prohibit Males from Participating in Female Sports or Using Female Facilities

An Act to Prohibit Males from Participating in Female Sports or Using Female Facilities Sponsor: Senator Susan Bernard Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Prohibit Males from Participating in Female Sports or Using Female Facilities Sponsor: Senator Susan Bernard Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2305(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2305(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1134 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-13 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, REPORT B Ought Not to Pass was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 481 (Yeas 73 - Nays 72 - Absent 4 - Excused 2) In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )

  2. 2025-06-13 Senate

    Reports READ Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT. Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland ACCEPTANCE of The Report B Ought Not To Pass Report PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 494 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence

  3. 2025-06-11 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  4. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-20 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-03-18 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Prohibit Males from Participating in Female Sports or Using Female Facilities
Sponsor:
Senator Susan Bernard
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1134
S.P. 461 In Senate, March 18, 2025
An Act to Prohibit Males from Participating in Female Sports or
Using Female Facilities
Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BERNARD of Aroostook.
Cosponsored by Representative SMITH of Palermo and
Senators: GUERIN of Penobscot, HAGGAN of Penobscot, Representatives: BAGSHAW of
Windham, LYMAN of Livermore Falls.

Page 1 - 132LR2305(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. Biological males' participation in competitive female athletic programs and use
4of facilities
5 A school administrative unit or an elementary school, secondary school or
6 postsecondary educational institution in the State that receives any state funding may not
7 allow a person whose biological sex assigned at birth is male to participate in a competitive
8 athletic program or activity that is designated for females or to use a facility that has been
9 designated for use solely by females.
10SUMMARY
11 This bill prohibits a school administrative unit or an elementary school, secondary
12 school or postsecondary educational institution in the State that receives any state funding
13 from allowing a person whose biological sex assigned at birth is male to participate in a
14 competitive athletic program or activity that is designated for females or to use a facility
15 that has been designated for use solely by females.
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