LD2239

An Act to Designate School Sports Participation and Facilities by Sex

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Designates school sports participation and facilities by sex in Maine.

The bill mandates that public schools and entities governing interscholastic or competitive sports designate athletic teams as male, female, or coeducational. It restricts female teams to female students and male teams to male students, allowing females to join male teams if no female team exists. The bill also requires separate restrooms, locker rooms, and shower rooms for each sex and prohibits members of one sex from using facilities designated for the opposite sex. It provides a private right of action for students deprived of athletic opportunities or injured due to violations.

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History

Apr 29

House

The Bill was in the possession of the Committee on Judiciary when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

Mar 19

House

Transmitted to the Clerk of the 132nd Maine Legislature by the Secretary of State on March 18, 2026 and ordered printed.

Mar 19

House

On motion of Representative Kuhn of Falmouth, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.