ME-LD678-2023
Maine · LD 678 · 2023
An Act to Require Parental Approval for Public School Employees to Use a Name or Pronoun Other than a Child's Given Name or Pronoun Corresponding to the Gender on the Child's Birth Certificate
Anti-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- ME-LD678-2023
- State
- Maine
- Session
- 2023
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- failed
- Citation (Bluebook)
- L.D. 678, 131st Leg., 1st Reg. Sess. (Me. 2023), https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=678&snum=131.
- Short citation
- Me. L.D. 678.
- Tags
Summary
An Act to Require Parental Approval for Public School Employees to Use a Name or Pronoun Other than a Child's Given Name or Pronoun Corresponding to the Gender on the Child's Birt…
Curator notes
A "Given Name Act" - must use birth certificate name and associated pronouns unless written parental permission otherwise
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Representative | HD-062 | Primary sponsor |
| John Andrews | Republican | Representative | HD-079 | Co-sponsor |
| Kenneth Davis | Republican | Representative | HD-010 | Co-sponsor |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Representative | HD-038 | Co-sponsor |
| Lisa Keim | Republican | Senator | SD-019 | Co-sponsor |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Representative | HD-037 | Co-sponsor |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Representative | HD-077 | Co-sponsor |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Representative | HD-073 | Co-sponsor |
| James White | Republican | Representative | HD-030 | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (1,976 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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