HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2232 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 636
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jack Patrick Lewis and Sarah K. Peake
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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 LGBT and HIV-positive seniors in the commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 1/18/2023 |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable | 1/19/2023 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 1/20/2023 |
Rebecca L. Rausch | Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex | 1/22/2023 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/24/2023 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 1/27/2023 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 2/9/2023 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 3/13/2023 |
Samantha Montaño | 15th Suffolk | 3/24/2023 |
Adrian C. Madaro | 1st Suffolk | 4/5/2023 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 5/1/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2232 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 636
By Representatives Lewis of Framingham and Peake of Provincetown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 636) of Jack Patrick Lewis, Sarah K. Peake and others relative to racial and ethnic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or HIV status of seniors. Elder Affairs. |
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 LGBT and HIV-positive seniors in the commonwealth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 19A of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 44. For the purposes of administering the federal Older Americans Act of 1965 and subsequent amendments thereto, the term "greatest social need", as defined in 42 U.S.C. 3002(24), shall mean the need caused by non-economic factors that restrict an individual's ability to perform normal daily tasks or that threaten the individual’s capacity to live independently. These factors shall include, but are not limited to, physical or mental disability, language barriers and cultural or social isolation caused by, among other things, racial and ethnic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or HIV status.