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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing Name Changes"
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description: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing Name Changes"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "129"
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identifier: "LD 1771"
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citation: "Maine LD 1771 (129)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["PROBATE", "PROCEEDINGS", "GENDER CHANGE ON BIRTH CERTIFICATE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lois RECKITT"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2019-05-23"
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last_action: "2020-03-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46388b70-65d6-42e9-bc01-8e18e3b1b4a7"
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source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074170"
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source_hash: "ebc75428a1db67e013664b29fa2582e6fa59c910153c4652b70a116bfb917d76"
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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 1771 (129) — An Act To Amend The Law Governing Name Changes
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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=HP1258&item=1&snum=129)
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2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1258&item=3&snum=129)
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## Sponsors
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- Lois RECKITT — primary (person)
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- Christopher BABBIDGE — cosponsor (person)
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- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
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- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
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- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
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- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
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- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-05-23** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2019-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2019-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
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- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
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- **2020-03-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
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- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
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- **2020-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
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- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2020-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
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- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
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- **2020-03-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
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- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2020-03-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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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/46388b70-65d6-42e9-bc01-8e18e3b1b4a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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