SENATE DOCKET, NO. 398        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 735

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Sonia Chang-Diaz

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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 transgender anti-discrimination.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

 

Benjamin B. Downing

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Kenneth J. Donnelly

Fourth Middlesex

 

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

 

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Cynthia S. Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

 

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

 

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

 

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

 

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

 

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

 

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

 

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

 

Thomas M. McGee

Third Essex

 

Aaron Michlewitz

3rd Suffolk

 

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

 

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

 

Daniel A. Wolf

Cape and Islands

 

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

 

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

 

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Jose F. Tosado

9th Hampden

 

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

 

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

12/7/2015


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 398        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 735

By Ms. Chang-Diaz, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 735) of Sonia Chang-Diaz, Benjamin B. Downing, Michelle M. DuBois, Byron Rushing and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to equal access to public places regardless of gender identity.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 643 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to transgender anti-discrimination.

 

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 in the 2012 Official Edition, 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 in the 2014 Official Edition, 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 appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, 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, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition.

SECTION 5. The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, established by section 56 of chapter 6, 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.