---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing Name Changes"
description: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing Name Changes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1771"
citation: "Maine LD 1771 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROBATE", "PROCEEDINGS", "GENDER CHANGE ON BIRTH CERTIFICATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lois RECKITT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-23"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46388b70-65d6-42e9-bc01-8e18e3b1b4a7"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074170"
source_hash: "ebc75428a1db67e013664b29fa2582e6fa59c910153c4652b70a116bfb917d76"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1771 (129) — An Act To Amend The Law Governing Name Changes

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1258&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1258&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Lois RECKITT — primary (person)
- Christopher BABBIDGE — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-23** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-03-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46388b70-65d6-42e9-bc01-8e18e3b1b4a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).