HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1172        FILED ON: 1/16/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1589

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Byron Rushing and Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to equal access in hospitals, public transportation, nursing homes, supermarkets, retail establishments, and all other places open to the public.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

1/16/2013

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

1/25/2013

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

1/16/2013

Benjamin B. Downing

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

1/16/2013

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

1/31/2013

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

1/16/2013

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

1/16/2013

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

1/16/2013

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

1/16/2013

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

10th Hampden

1/16/2013

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

1/16/2013

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/16/2013

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/16/2013

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/16/2013

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/16/2013

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Carlos Henriquez

5th Suffolk

1/16/2013

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

1/16/2013

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

1/16/2013

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/16/2013

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/16/2013

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

1/16/2013

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/16/2013

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/16/2013

Brian R. Mannal

2nd Barnstable

1/16/2013

Aaron Michlewitz

3rd Suffolk

1/16/2013

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/16/2013

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/16/2013

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Jeffrey Sánchez

15th Suffolk

1/16/2013

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

1/16/2013

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/16/2013

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

1/16/2013

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

1/16/2013

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

1/16/2013

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/16/2013

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/16/2013

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

1/16/2013

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

1/16/2013

Gloria L. Fox

7th Suffolk

2/1/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1172        FILED ON: 1/16/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1589

By Messrs. Rushing of Boston and Sciortino of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1589) of Byron Rushing, Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. and others relative to gender identity and access to public accommodations.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to equal access in hospitals, public transportation, nursing homes, supermarkets, retail establishments, and all other places open to the public.

 

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 92A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “sex”, in line 9, the following words:- , gender identity.

SECTION 2. Said section 92A of said chapter 272, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting the following sentence at the end of the second paragraph:-

Any public accommodation including without limitation any entity that offers the provision of goods, services, or access to the public that lawfully segregates or separates access to such public accommodation or other entity based on a person’s sex shall grant all persons admission to and the full enjoyment of such public accommodation or other entity consistent with the person’s gender identity.

SECTION 3. Section 98 of said chapter 272, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “sex”, in line 2, the following words:- , gender identity.

SECTION 4.  The term gender identity as used herein shall have the meaning as set forth in clause 59, Section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws.

SECTION 5. The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, established by section fifty-six of chapter six, is authorized to adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind rules and regulations or to formulate policies and make recommendations to effectuate the purposes of this Act.