---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Definition Of \"Educational Institution\" Under The Maine Human Rights Act To Include Single-Sex Educational Institutions"
description: "An Act To Amend The Definition Of \"Educational Institution\" Under The Maine Human Rights Act To Include Single-Sex Educational Institutions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1833"
citation: "Maine LD 1833 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUMAN RIGHTS", "PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS", "SINGLE-SEX SCHOOLS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew MOONEN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-27"
last_action: "2023-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a877a303-f69f-4526-9d15-34a6527a3a93"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089077"
source_hash: "b083fb46dcb3a2b906232854bcf43e3f185e786327c5b0f21d0b3d138209647f"
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 1833 (131) — An Act To Amend The Definition Of "Educational Institution" Under The Maine Human Rights Act To Include Single-Sex Educational Institutions

## 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=HP1165&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1165&item=2&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **78–64** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS RPT — **22–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matthew MOONEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-01** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-01** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-01** ROLL CALL NO. 112
- **2023-06-01** (Yeas 78 - Nays 64 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-06-01** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-01** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** Reports Read
- **2023-06-06** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2023-06-06** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 211 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+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/a877a303-f69f-4526-9d15-34a6527a3a93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).