HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1850 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1354
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Colleen M. Garry
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act relative to privacy and safety in public accommodations.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol |
James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex |
Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth |
Angelo L. D'Emilia | 8th Plymouth |
Marc T. Lombardo | 22nd Middlesex |
Viriato Manuel deMacedo | 1st Plymouth |
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex |
James J. Lyons, Jr. | 18th Essex |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1850 FILED ON: 1/17/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1354
By Ms. Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1354) of Colleen M. Garry and others relative to the definition of gender identity as it applies to lawfully segregated facilities. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to privacy and safety in public accommodations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:-
Fifty-ninth, The meaning of “gender identity” shall be distinct from that of “sex” and “sexual orientation.” Access to lawfully sex-segregated facilities, accommodations, resorts, and amusements, as well as educational, athletic, and therapeutic activities and programs, shall be controlled by an individual’s anatomical sex of male or female, regardless of that individual’s gender identity.
