Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine HP1338: JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH
Status: Introduced, June 18, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATE OF MAINE _____ IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE _____ JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH WHEREAS, the Stonewall riots that began on June 28, 1969 sparked the LGBTQ rights movement in the United States; and WHEREAS, during these riots, LGBTQ citizens, led by transgender women of color, rose up and resisted police harassment that arose out of discriminatory criminal laws that have since been declared unconstitutional; and WHEREAS, in the decades since the Stonewall riots, Pride celebrations have taken place around the country every June to commemorate this historic turning point for the LGBTQ community; and WHEREAS, following the 1984 murder of Charlie Howard, a young gay man in Bangor, LGBTQ Mainers came together to form the Maine Lesbian/Gay Political Alliance, now known as EqualityMaine; and WHEREAS, in 1993, the Maine Civil Rights Act was amended to include explicit protections for LGBTQ people, ensuring the law served to protect against bias-based threats, harms and hate crimes; and WHEREAS, as a national leader for LGBTQ equality, Maine has included protections for LGBTQ people in parentage and antibullying laws; and WHEREAS, Maine has continued to improve access to relationship equality, passing laws that extend hospital visitation rights to same-sex couples in 1999, require health insurance companies to offer to employers coverage for domestic partnerships in …
Sponsors
- Laurie Osher (D, 25) · primary sponsor
- Ryan Fecteau (D, 132)
- Cheryl Golek (D, 99)
- Craig Hickman (D, 14)
- Matthew Moonen (D, 117)
- Ambureen Rana (D, 21)
- Amy Roeder (D, 23)
- Eleanor Sato (D, 109)
- Charles Skold (D, 119)
- Sophia Warren (D, 124)
Latest actions
- : READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 636 Yeas 23 - Nays 10 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- : READ and ADOPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 577(Yeas 93 - Nays 47 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Common questions
- What is HP1338?
- HP1338 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH.
- What is the status of HP1338?
- Introduced as of June 18, 2025. Latest action: READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 636 Yeas 23 - Nays 10 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 (June 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored HP1338?
- Laurie Osher (D, 25), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HP1338?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=0&snum=132
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