HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3693 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 32
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mindy Domb
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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 proposal for constitutional amendment:
Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to use of gender in the Massachusetts Constitution.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/13/2023 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 1/20/2023 |
Carol A. Doherty | 3rd Bristol | 2/20/2023 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex | 3/30/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3693 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 32
By Representative Domb of Amherst, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No. 32) of Mindy Domb and Lindsay N. Sabadosa for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to use of gender in the Constitution of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 79 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to use of gender in the Massachusetts Constitution.
A majority of all the members elected to the Senate and House of Representatives, in joint session, hereby declares it to be expedient to alter the Constitution by the adoption of the following Article of Amendment, to the end that it may become a part of the Constitution [if similarly agreed to in a joint session of the next General Court and approved by the people at the state election next following]:
ARTICLE OF AMENDMENT.
Article of Amendment
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth recognizes and honors that the Massachusetts Constitution refers to all residents without regard to gender,
Now, THEREFORE, the Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780, is hereby amended as follows:
1. by striking the word "he" in every instance and replacing it with “the person”