HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1683 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3413
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tram T. Nguyen
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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: |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 1/16/2019 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 2/1/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Kate Hogan | 3rd Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/23/2019 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 1/25/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1683 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3413
By Ms. Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3413) of Tram T. Nguyen and others relative to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of height and weight. The Judiciary. |
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 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 is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity”, in lines 17 and 61, in each instance, the following words:- “, height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any state, federal, or industry safety standard”
SECTION 2. Section 4 of said chapter 151B is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity”, in lines 3, 72, 87, 93, 102, 111, 145, 169, 190, 240, 248, 258, 358, 369, 374, 381, 512, 523, 534, 700, and 710, in each instance, the following words:- “, height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any state, federal, or industry safety standard”
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 or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any state, federal, or industry safety standard,”
SECTION 4. Section 98 of said chapter 272, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “sex”, in line 3, the following words:- “, height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any state, federal, or industry safety standard,”