An Act To Maintain Consistency among Maine's Nondiscrimination Statutes
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1786
Committee Amendment CA_A_S444 (Senate)
Amends: 24-A MRSA §2169-B, 24-A MRSA §2303, 24-A MRSA §6910, 33 MRSA §124

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " fl "to S.P. 624, L.D. 1786, "An Act To Maintain 
Consistency among Maine's Nondiscrimination Statutes" 
Amend the bill by striking out all of sections 14 and 15. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 17 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 17. 24-A MRSA §2169-B, sub~§2, 1A, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 223, § 1, 
is amended to read: 
A. Use an insurance score that is calculated using race, sex, sexual orientation, gender 
identity, religion, ancestry or national origin, income, gender, address, zip code, ethnic 
group, religion, or marital status or nationality of a consumer as a factor;' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 18 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 18. 24-A MRSA §2303, sub-§1, 1G, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 797, §4 and 
affected by §§37 and 38, is amended to read: 
G. Risks may be grouped by classifications for the establishment of rates and minimum 
premiums. Classification rates may be modified to produce rates for individual risks 
in accordance with rating plans that establish standards for measuring variations in 
hazards or expense provisions, or both. These standards may measure any differences 
among risks that may have a probable effect upon losses or expenses. No risk 
classification may be based upon race, creed, religion, ancestry or national origin er 
the religion of the insured.' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 19 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 19. 24-A MRSA §6910, sub-§3, ~, as amended by PL 2021, c. 366, §29, is 
further amended by amending subparagraph (2) to read: 
(2) Providers contracting with a carrier contracted to provide coverage to plan 
enrollees do not refuse to provide services to a plan enrollee on the basis of health 
status, medical condition, previous . insurance status, race, color, creed, age, 
religion, ancestry or national origin, citizenship status, gender • sex, sexual 
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orientation, gender identity, disability or marital status. This subparagraph may 
not be construed to require a provider to furnish medical services that are not within 
the scope of that provider's license; and' 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 23. 
Amend the bill by striking out all of section 24 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 24. 33 MRSA §124, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2021, c. 348, §51, is further 
amended to read: 
4. Class of persons to whom residential real estate may be sold. To restrict the 
class of persons to whom residential real estate may be sold or leased, as long as that 
restriction does not discriminate based upon actual or perceived race, color, sex, sexual 
orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national 
origin or familial status and does not otherwise contravene the Constitution of Maine or the 
United States Constitution, except that the prohibition under this subsection regarding 
discrimination on the basis· of familial status does not apply to housing for older persons, 
as defined in Title 5, section 4581, subsection 2;' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment strikes a section of the bill to leave in place the prohibitions on 
discrimination by private clubs and other entities that are not public accommodations and 
therefore not subject to the Maine Human Rights Act. 
The amendment strikes a section of the bill regarding push-polling because current law 
includes a nonexhaustive list of types of demographics. 
The amendment replaces the sections of the bill that amend the Maine Insurance Code. 
The amendment clarifies language related to nondiscrimination without making substantive 
changes to insurance rating. 
The amendment strikes from the bill a provision of law concerning municipal funding 
for services and materials provided to public and nonpublic school pupils. 
The amendment makes changes to a section of the bill regarding affordable housing 
covenants to remove the prohibition on age discrimination and to provide that 
discrimination on the basis of familial status also does not apply to housing for older 
persons, as that term is defined in the Maine Human Rights Act. 
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