SENATE DOCKET, NO. 316        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1978

 

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

 

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/27/2023

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/31/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/9/2023

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/22/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

2/23/2023

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

3/1/2023

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

3/2/2023

Robyn K. Kennedy

First Worcester

4/3/2023

Liz Miranda

Second Suffolk

10/3/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 316        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1978

By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1978) of Joanne M. Comerford, Mindy Domb, Jason M. Lewis, James B. Eldridge and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish gender-neutral bathrooms.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2026 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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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 or amend regulations to allow gender-neutral toilet and bathing facilities, including toilet and bathing facilities that contain more than 1 toilet, urinal, or shower separated by privacy walls or partitions, with separate or grouped handwashing fixtures, to be designated or installed in any use group defined in the state building code, regardless of whether the work being performed is new construction or repair, renovation or alteration work.