{"bill":{"bill_key":"ME-LD1703-2020","title":"An Act To Improve Consistency in the Maine Human Rights Act and Related Statutes","side":"pro","state":"ME","year":2020,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"passed","summary":"An Act To Improve Consistency in the Maine Human Rights Act and Related Statutes","notes":"More explicitly enumerates gender identity as a protected class and removes religious exemptions for entities receiving public funds; asserts protections re: gender identity and school extracurriculars which potentially protect trans kids' sports participation","types_str":"Education Nondiscrimination|Credit Nondiscrimination|Employment Nondiscrimination|Housing Nondiscrimination|Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination","sponsor_mix":"D","final_margin_pct":67.6,"url":"https://legiscan.com/ME/bill/LD1703/2019","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"L.D. 1703, 129th Leg., 1st Reg. Sess. (Me. 2019), http://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1703&snum=129.","short":"Me. L.D. 1703."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Donna Bailey","party":"D","state":"ME","district":"SD-031","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-18174"}],"citations":[],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":41092,"pdf_href":"/bills/ME-LD1703-2020/pdf/0/intro"},{"role":"final","label":"As enrolled or final","chars":51603,"pdf_href":"/bills/ME-LD1703-2020/pdf/0/final"}]}}