HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1470        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 952

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Byron Rushing

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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 making discrimination on the basis of height and weight unlawful.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

1/18/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Carlos González

10th Hampden

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1470        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 952

By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 952) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation to make it unlawful to discriminate on the basis of height and weight in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1764 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act making discrimination on the basis of height and weight unlawful.

 

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 3 of chapter 151B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity”, in lines 17 and 61, in each instance, the following words:-

, height, weight.

SECTION 2. Section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity”, in lines 3, 69, 82, 88, 96, 103, 136, 163, 169, 179, 227, 235, 244, 340, 351, 355, 362, 487, 497, 508, 664 and 673, in each instance, the following words:-

, height, weight.

SECTION 3. 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:-

, height, weight.

SECTION 4. Section 98 of said chapter 272, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “sex”, in line 2, the following words:-

, height, weight.