An Act to Ensme the Collection of Complete Informat10n by Addmg a 3rd Option for Gender on State Forms
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 0942
Committee Amendment CA_A_H196 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" /Jr,.,, to HP 589, LD 942, "An Act to Ensme the 
Collection of Complete Informat10n by Addmg a 3rd Option for Gender on State Forms" 
Amend the bill by stnkmg out the title and substituting the following· 
'Resolve, to Establish a Plan for Adding a 3rd Option for Gender on State Forms' 
Amend the bill by stnking out everythmg aftei the title and inserting the following 
'Sec. 1. Department of Administrative and Financial Services, State Court 
Administrator and Executive Director of the Legislative Council to gather 
information. Resolved: That the Department of Admmistrative and Financial Sei vices 
shall coordinate with all executive branch departments, agencies, offices, boards and 
commiss10ns and all quasi-mdependent agencies, boards, commissions, authorities and 
institutions in the State to compile a hst of all printed and electt omc foims, applications 
and other documents used by these entities that reqmre a person to designate that peison's 
gender and estimate the time and cost requ11ed to include within those foims, applications 
and other documents an option to designate "X" for gender The State Court Administrat01 
and the Executive Director of the Legislative Council shall compile a list of all printed and 
electronic forms, apphcations and other documents used by the Judicial branch and the 
legislative branch, respectively, that require a person to designate that person's gendei and 
estimate the time and cost required to include within those forms, applications and other 
documents an option to designate "X" for gender The State Court Administrator and the 
Executive Drrector of the Legislative Council shall provide this mformat1on to the 
Department of Administrative and Financial Services in a timely manner that allows the 
department to mclude this information within the report reqmred by section 2 
Sec. 2. 
Report. Resolved: 
That, by January 1, 2024, the Department of 
Administrative and Fmancial Services shall report the information compiled under section 
to the Jomt Standmg Cmrumttee on Judiciary and may include in the ieport any 
recommendations for expediting the process by which all printed and electi omc forms, 
applications and other documents that reqmre a gender designation rue revised to include 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT .. !Jr, to HP 589, L D 942 
an option to designate "X" for gender The committee may report out legislation related to 
the report to the Second Regular Sess10n of the 131 st Legislature ' 
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbermg any nonconsecutive Part letter or sect10n 
number to read consecutively 
SUMMARY 
This amendment, which is the maJonty report of the commtttee, replaces the bill with 
a resolve d1rectmg the Department of Adm1mstrative and Fmancial Services to coordmate 
wrth all executive branch and quasi-mdependent entities to compile a hst of all prmted and 
electronic forms, applications and other documents used by these entities that requn e a 
person to designate that person's gender and estimate the time and cost reqmred to mclude 
w1thm those forms, apphcattons and other documents an option to designate "X" foi 
gender The amendment also directs the State Court Admmistrator and the Executive 
Director of the Legislative Counctl to compile the same mformatrnn for the Judicial branch 
and the legislative branch, respectively, and to submit this mformatlon to the department 
The amendment directs the department to report this mformation to the J omt Standmg 
Committee on Judiciary by January 1, 2024 along with the department's recommendations, 
if any, for expeditmg the process by which all of these prmted and electromc forms, 
apphcattons and other documents that requrre a gender designation are revised to include 
an option to designate "X" for gender The amendment authorizes the committee to report 
outleg1slat1on related to the report to the Second Regular Sess10n of the 131st Legislature 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved 04/25/23 %Pae. 
LD942 
LR 2217(02) 
An Act to Ensure the Collection of Complete Information by Adding a 3rd Option for Gender on State 
Forms 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment •~ {({--fr~) 
Committee: Judiciary 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Mmor cost mcrease - General Fund 
Fiscal DetaII and Notes 
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The costs for the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to compile a hst of all prmted and electronic 
fonns, apphcat10ns and other documents used by the Executive Branch and other designated agencies that require a 
peison to designate that person's gender and to estnnate the time and cost required to mclude w1thm those forms, 
applications and other documents an option to designate "X" for gender are expected to be mmor and can be absorbed 
withm existmg budgeted resources The add1t10nal costs for the Executive Director of the Legislative Council on the 
part of the Legislature and the State Court Achmmstrator on the part of the Judiciary to compile this mfonnat10n and 
report 1t to the Department of Admm1strative and Fmancial Services are expected to be mmor and can be absorbed 
w1thm existmg budgeted resources 
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