Text of ME LD 942 (2023)

Printed on recycled paper 131st MAINE LEGISLATURE FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2023 Legislative Document No. 942 H.P. 589 House of Representatives, March 2, 2023 An Act to Ensure the Collection of Complete Information by Adding a 3rd Option for Gender on State Forms Reference to the Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative SHEEHAN of Biddeford. Cosponsored by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland and Representatives: KUHN of Falmouth, MOONEN of Portland, OSHER of Orono, RECKITT of South Portland, ROBERTS of South Berwick, STOVER of Boothbay. Page 1 - 131LR2217(01) 1 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 2 Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §1060 is enacted to read: 3 §1060. Gender marker 4 All forms, applications and other documents printed or made available online by the 5 Judicial Branch that include a place for a person's gender to be identified must include, by 6 November 1, 2024, a space to designate "X" for gender in lieu of "male" or "female." 7 Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §60 is enacted to read: 8 §60. Gender marker 9 All forms, applications and other documents printed or made available online by a state 10 agency that include a place for a person's gender to be identified must include, by 11 November 1, 2024, a space to designate "X" for gender in lieu of "male" or "female." For 12 purposes of this section, "state agency" means a state department, agency, office, board or 13 commission or quasi-independent agency, board, commission, authority or institution. 14 SUMMARY 15 This bill requires the judicial branch and all state departments, agencies, offices, boards 16 and commissions and quasi-independent agencies, boards, commissions, authorities and 17 institutions to include, by November 1, 2024, a space to designate "X" for gender in lieu of 18 "male" or "female" on all forms, applications and documents printed or made available 19 online that request a person to identify the person's gender. 15 16 17 18 19

Page 1 - 131LR2217(03) STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE _____ H.P. 589 - L.D. 942 Resolve, to Establish a Plan for Adding a 3rd Option for Gender on State Forms Sec. 1. Department of Administrative and Financial Services, State Court Administrator and Executive Director of the Legislative Council to gather information. Resolved: That the Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall coordinate with all executive branch departments, agencies, offices, boards and commissions and all quasi-independent agencies, boards, commissions, authorities and institutions in the State to compile a list of all printed and electronic forms, applications and other documents used by these entities that require a person to designate that person’s gender and estimate the time and cost required to include within those forms, applications and other documents an option to designate “X” for gender. The State Court Administrator and the Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall compile a list of all printed and electronic forms, applications and other documents used by the judicial branch and the legislative branch, respectively, that require a person to designate that person’s gender and estimate the time and cost required to include within those forms, applications and other documents an option to designate “X” for gender. The State Court Administrator and the Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall provide this information to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services in a timely manner that allows the department to include this information within the report required by section 2. Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, by January 1, 2024, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall report the information compiled under section 1 to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary and may include in the report any recommendations for expediting the process by which all printed and electronic forms, applications and other documents that require a gender designation are revised to include an option to designate “X” for gender. The committee may report out legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature. APPROVED JUNE 23, 2023 BY GOVERNOR CHAPTER 76 RESOLVES