HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1536        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3054

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Steven S. Howitt

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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 prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/18/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1536        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3054

By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3054) of Steven S. Howitt relative to the reasons for debarment from the consolidated list of contractors for public contracts.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2722 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to prohibiting discrimination 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. Clause (1) of subsection (c) of Section 29F of Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by inserting after the word “or”, in line 82, the following:-

“(xi) a violation of any state or federal law prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations; or”

SECTION 2. Clause (2) of subsection (c) of Section 29F of Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking subclause (v), in lines 97 to 100, and inserting in place there of the following:-

“(v) adopted policies against any sovereign nation or peoples recognized by the government of the United States which are used to discriminate in violation of any state or federal law prohibiting discrimination in public accommodations or employment; (vi) any other cause affecting the responsibility of a contractor which the secretary or the commissioner determines to be of such serious and compelling nature as to warrant debarment”