KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Maine

LD1716 • 2025

An Act to Require Family Life Education to Include a Human Growth and Development Curriculum

An Act to Require Family Life Education to Include a Human Growth and Development Curriculum

Education
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Senator Stacey Guerin
Last action
2025-06-03
Official status
Reports READ On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 285 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Require Family Life Education to Include a Human Growth and Development Curriculum

An Act to Require Family Life Education to Include a Human Growth and Development Curriculum Sponsor: Senator Stacey Guerin Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require Family Life Education to Include a Human Growth and Development Curriculum Sponsor: Senator Stacey Guerin Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1133(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1133(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1716 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 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. 2025-06-03 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 288 (Yeas 75 - Nays 70 - Absent 6 - Excused 0) In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )

  2. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Reports READ On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 285 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Sent down for concurrence

  3. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-04-17 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Family Life Education to Include a Human Growth and Development Curriculum
Sponsor:
Senator Stacey Guerin
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Printed on recycled paper
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1716
S.P. 669 In Senate, April 17, 2025
An Act to Require Family Life Education to Include a Human
Growth and Development Curriculum
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator GUERIN of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Representatives: GRIFFIN of Levant, JAVNER of Chester, LEMELIN of
Chelsea, TUELL of East Machias.

Page 1 - 132LR1133(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §1912 is enacted to read:
3§1912. Human growth and development curriculum
41. Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, "human
5 growth and development discussion" means an oral, written or digital lesson, lecture or
6 presentation about human biology related to pregnancy and human development inside the
7 uterus.
82. Human growth and development discussion. A school offering comprehensive
9 family life education pursuant to section 1910 shall incorporate a human growth and
10 development discussion into its curriculum. The human growth and development
11 discussion must be offered to students beginning no later than grade 3.
123. Videos. A human growth and development discussion must include:
13 A. A high-definition ultrasound video, at least 3 minutes in duration, showing the fetal
14 development of the brain, heart, sex organs and other vital organs in early fetal
15 development; and
16 B. A video showing the process of fertilization and every stage of fetal development
17 inside the uterus and noting significant markers in cell growth and organ development
18 of a fetus from conception to birth.
194. Cause of action; civil suit. The Attorney General has a cause of action to sue for
20 damages and injunctive relief and may bring a civil suit to enforce this section on behalf of
21 a resident of the State against a person that violates this section.
22SUMMARY
23 This bill requires schools offering comprehensive family life education to include a
24 human growth and development discussion that includes an ultrasound video and a video
25 showing the process of fertilization and every stage of fetal development inside the uterus.
26 The Attorney General is authorized to bring a civil suit to enforce the provision.
23
24
25
26