HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3467 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1504
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joseph D. McKenna
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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 privacy and safety in public accommodations.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 1/18/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3467 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1504
By Mr. McKenna of Webster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1504) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to the definition of gender identity as it applies to lawfully segregated facilities. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2281 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to privacy and safety in public accommodations.
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 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out and replacing with the following clause:-
Fifty-ninth, The meaning of “gender identity” shall be distinct from that of “sex” and “sexual orientation.” Access to lawfully sex-segregated facilities, accommodations, resorts, and amusements, as well as educational, athletic, and therapeutic activities and programs, shall be controlled by an individual’s anatomical sex of male or female, regardless of that individual’s gender identity.