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

 

Benjamin B. Downing

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

 

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

1/31/2013

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

 

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

 

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

 

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

 

Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera

10th Hampden

 

Thomas P. Conroy

13th Middlesex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

 

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

 

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Carlos Henriquez

5th Suffolk

 

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

 

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

 

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

 

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

Peter V. Kocot

1st Hampshire

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

 

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

 

Brian R. Mannal

2nd Barnstable

 

Aaron Michlewitz

3rd Suffolk

 

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

 

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Jeffrey Sánchez

15th Suffolk

 

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

 

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

 

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

 

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

 

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

 

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

 

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

 

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.