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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 626 FILED ON: 1/14/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1705
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tram T. Nguyen
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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 prohibiting body size discrimination.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/14/2023Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex1/26/2023 1 of 3
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 626 FILED ON: 1/14/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1705
By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1705) of
Tram T. Nguyen and Margaret R. Scarsdale relative to prohibiting body size discrimination. The
Judiciary.
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 prohibiting body size discrimination.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 98 and 349, in
3each instance, the following words:- “height or weight,”.
4 SECTION 2. Section 5 of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
5amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 11, the following words:- “height or
6weight,”.
7 SECTION 3. Section 12B of said chapter 76 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is
8hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 11, the following words:- “height
9or weight,”.
10 SECTION 4. Section 3 of chapter 151B of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
11amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 17 and 64, in each instance, the 2 of 3
12following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established
13state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.
14 SECTION 5. Section 4 of said chapter 151B is hereby amended by inserting after the
15word “identity,”, in lines 3, 187, 202, 210, 221, 230, 264, 291, 298, 309, 359, 367, 377, 477, 488,
16493, 500, 633, 644, 655, 821, 831 in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight,
17unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety
18standard,”.
19 SECTION 6. Section 2 of chapter 151C of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
20amended by inserting after the word “race,”, in lines 5 and 18, in each instance, the following
21words:- “height or weight,”.
22 SECTION 7. Section 2A of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
23inserting after the word “race,”, in lines 9 and 15, in each instance, the following words:- “height
24or weight,”.
25 SECTION 8. Section 2 of chapter 151E of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
26amended by inserting after the word “sex,”, in lines 14 and 22, in each instance, the following
27words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state,
28federal, or industry safety standard,”.
29 SECTION 9. Section 92A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
30amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 10, the following words:- “height or
31weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry
32safety standard,”. 3 of 3
33 SECTION 10. Section 98 of said chapter 272, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
34inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 3, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for
35the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.