---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Discontinue The Use Of The Terms \"Handicap,\" \"Handicapped\" And \"Hearing Impaired\" In State Laws, Rules And Official Documents"
description: "An Act To Discontinue The Use Of The Terms \"Handicap,\" \"Handicapped\" And \"Hearing Impaired\" In State Laws, Rules And Official Documents"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1336"
citation: "Maine LD 1336 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTRUCTION", "OFFENSIVE TERMS", "STATUTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stanley ZEIGLER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-30"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f9cf214-ee51-4cbb-9b63-000c86d84c27"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080076"
source_hash: "c9853fe2814d1931e10e8f9f19f3351ae00208fa8a63f763254a9d5d14d46575"
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 1336 (130) — An Act To Discontinue The Use Of The Terms "Handicap," "Handicapped" And "Hearing Impaired" In State Laws, Rules And Official Documents

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0987&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0987&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0987&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Stanley ZEIGLER — primary (person)
- Catherine BREEN — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle BAILEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-30** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-688). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-17** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-688) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-688), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f9cf214-ee51-4cbb-9b63-000c86d84c27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).