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ME LD868

Bill

Status

Failed

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Elizabeth Caruso

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires all interscholastic and intramural athletic teams at public schools, charter schools, and public postsecondary institutions to be designated as male, female, or coed, with students classified as male prohibited from participating on female-designated teams

  • Mandates that multi-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters at covered educational institutions be designated for exclusive use by either females or males based on sex observed or clinically verified at birth

  • Defines "sex" as biological condition at birth and defines "male" and "female" based on reproductive systems, regardless of developmental or genetic anomalies

  • Creates private right of action allowing individuals to sue schools for violations including lost athletic opportunities, encountering opposite-sex individuals in designated facilities, or being required to share sleeping quarters with opposite-sex individuals

  • Establishes 2-year statute of limitations for civil actions, with prevailing plaintiffs entitled to declaratory and injunctive relief, compensatory damages including for psychological harm, and attorney's fees

Legislative Description

An Act to Ensure Equity and Safety in Athletics, Restrooms, Changing Rooms and Housing at Elementary, Secondary and Postsecondary Schools

School Programs

Last Action

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/4/2025

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