Public Hearings addressing safety and equity in athletics and spaces scheduled for this Thursday

STATE HOUSE– Public Hearings are scheduled this week on several bills addressing safety and fairness in women’s sports and private spaces.

WHAT: 

9:30 am Public Hearing - LD 233, HP0156 - An Act to Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School Athletic Programs and Activities Designated for Females When State Funding Is Provided to the School - Rep. Dick Campbell of Orrington

LD 868, HP0554 - An Act to Ensure Equity and Safety in Athletics, Restrooms, Changing Rooms and Housing at Elementary, Secondary and Postsecondary Schools - Rep. Elizabeth Caruso of Caratunk

LD 1002, HP0649 - An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate - Rep. Sheila Lyman of Livermore Falls

LD 1134, SP0461 - An Act to Prohibit Males from Participating in Female Sports or Using Female Facilities - Sen. Sue Bernard of Aroostook

LD 1704, HP1139 - An Act to Prohibit a School Administrative Unit from Adopting a Policy That Allows a Student to Use a Restroom Designated for Use by the Opposite Sex - Rep. Katrina Smith of Palermo

1:00 pm Public Hearing - LD 1337, HP0872 - An Act to Amend the Maine Human Rights Act Regarding Female Athletes and Safety in Women's Single-sex Shelters - Rep. Elizabeth Caruso of Caratunk

LD 1432, HP0941 - An Act to Remove Consideration of Gender Identity from the Maine Human Rights Act - Rep. Mike Soboleski of Phillips

WHERE: Committee on Judiciary, State House, Room 438

WHEN: THURSDAY, May 8, 2025 @ 9:30 AM

Media inquiries: John Bott, Communications Director 

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