SENATE DOCKET, NO. 638        FILED ON: 2/3/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2026

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joanne M. Comerford

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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 establishing gender neutral bathrooms.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

 

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/24/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

3/16/2021

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

9/16/2021

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

11/7/2021

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

1/24/2022


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 638        FILED ON: 2/3/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2026

By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2026) of Joanne M. Comerford, Jack Patrick Lewis and Elizabeth A. Malia relative to the promulgation of State Building Code regulations to allow for gender neutral bathrooms.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2686 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act establishing gender neutral bathrooms.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 142 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 13 the following section:-

Section 13A. The examiners shall promulgate regulations to allow gender neutral bathrooms to be designed and installed in any use group defined by the 780 CMR Massachusetts state building code regardless of whether the work being performed is new construction or repair, renovation or alteration work.