SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1300 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1715
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Adam G. Hinds
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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 the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Adam G. Hinds | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden |
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Jack Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 1/25/2017 |
Smitty Pignatelli | 4th Berkshire | 1/25/2017 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 1/25/2017 |
John W. Scibak | 2nd Hampshire | 2/2/2017 |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex | 2/2/2017 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 2/2/2017 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 2/2/2017 |
Gailanne M. Cariddi | 1st Berkshire | 2/2/2017 |
Sonia Chang-Diaz | Second Suffolk | 2/2/2017 |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 2/2/2017 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 2/2/2017 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/2/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1300 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1715
By Mr. Hinds, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1715) of Adam G. Hinds, Jack Lewis, William Smitty Pignatelli, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to require the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination to include representatives of the LGBTQ community. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to the Massachusetts Commission Against 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 56 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “women”, in line 47, the following words: - ; individuals who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning or queer; individuals who identify as transgender.