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
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Jun 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 23, 2023 · House Jun 23, 2023
How they voted
20–12
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Jun 23, 2023
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican12
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 23, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-12-3)
senate
Jun 21, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM/OTP-AM/OTP-AM
legislature
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland, REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary, in concurrence.
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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