---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Discrimination In Employment And School Based On Hair Texture Or Hairstyle"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Discrimination In Employment And School Based On Hair Texture Or Hairstyle"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 598"
citation: "Maine LD 598 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DISCRIMINATION", "EMPLOYMENT AND SCHOOL; HAIR", "HUMAN RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthea DAUGHTRY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afb8ef22-ebe7-4c7c-bb77-f1d963d269b6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079024"
source_hash: "6f31261c1426ea54ca336c09d9fe2209ab2586c940b80023724601e474828bca"
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 598 (130) — An Act To Prohibit Discrimination In Employment And School Based On Hair Texture Or Hairstyle

## 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=SP0237&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0237&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT — **21–12** (pass) · upper
- ENACTMENT — **26–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Heather SANBORN — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 25, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, 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.
- **2021-07-19** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302
- **2022-03-31** Reports Read
- **2022-03-31** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-31** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 663 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2022-03-31** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the Rules READ A SECOND TIME And PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2022-03-31** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-31** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-31** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-31** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-31** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-31** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-07** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-15** Taken from the table by the President
- **2022-04-15** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT
- **2022-04-15** Taken from the table by the President
- **2022-04-15** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-04-15** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 757 Yeas 26 - Nays 6 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2022-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afb8ef22-ebe7-4c7c-bb77-f1d963d269b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).