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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Update The Maine Human Rights Act With Respect To Gender Identity"
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description: "An Act To Update The Maine Human Rights Act With Respect To Gender Identity"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "131"
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identifier: "LD 707"
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citation: "Maine LD 707 (131)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["DISCRIMINATION", "HUMAN RIGHTS", "SEXUAL ORIENTATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Erin SHEEHAN"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-02-16"
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last_action: "2023-04-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bff467d-779e-4081-8ecb-60b8bd135b7a"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086494"
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source_hash: "9e93ec8758ed013d44069013afddcbea3853918c01bf14a6ac5179c3001c8942"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 707 (131) — An Act To Update The Maine Human Rights Act With Respect To Gender Identity
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0476&item=1&snum=131)
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2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0476&item=2&snum=131)
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## Votes
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- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **83–55** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Erin SHEEHAN — primary (person)
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- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
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- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
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- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-16** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2023-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
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- **2023-04-11** Reports READ.
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- **2023-04-11** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2023-04-11** ROLL CALL NO. 29
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- **2023-04-11** (Yeas 83 - Nays 55 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
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- **2023-04-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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- **2023-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-04-12** Reports Read
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- **2023-04-12** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
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- **2023-04-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
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- **2023-04-13** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
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- **2023-04-13** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-13** Ordered sent down forthwith
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- **2023-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2023-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-04-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2023-04-24** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2023-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4bff467d-779e-4081-8ecb-60b8bd135b7a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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