Amendment #17 to H5007

An Act Prohibiting Body Size Discrimination

Ms. Nguyen of Andover moves to amend the bill by adding the following sections:

SECTION XXXX. Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 98 and 349, in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight,”.

SECTION XXXX. Section 5 of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 11, the following words:- “height or weight,”.

SECTION XXXX. Section 12B of said chapter 76 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 11, the following words:- “height or weight,”.

SECTION XXXX. Section 3 of chapter 151B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 17 and 64, in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.

SECTION XXXX. Section 4 of said chapter 151B is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 3, 187, 202, 210, 221, 230, 264, 291, 298, 309, 359, 367, 377, 477, 488, 493, 500, 633, 644, 655, 821, 831 in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.

SECTION XXXX. Section 2 of chapter 151C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “race,”, in lines 5 and 18, in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight,”.

SECTION XXXX. Section 2A of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “race,”, in lines 9 and 15, in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight,”.

SECTION XXXX. Section 2 of chapter 151E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “sex,”, in lines 14 and 22, in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.

SECTION XXXX. Section 92A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 10, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.

SECTION XXXX. Section 98 of said chapter 272, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 3, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #17 to H5007

An Act Prohibiting Body Size Discrimination