SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2553 FILED ON: 3/25/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2453
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William N. Brownsberger
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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 addition of sex as a protected class category for hate crime prosecutions.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2553 FILED ON: 3/25/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2453
By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2453) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to the addition of sex as a protected class category for hate crime prosecutions. The Judiciary. |
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 relative to the addition of sex as a protected class category for hate crime prosecutions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 39 of chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended in subsection (a) by inserting after the words “national origin,” the following word:- sex,