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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1039 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3368 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | David Paul Linsky |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex1/18/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex2/23/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1039 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3368 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3368) of David |
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| 19 | 19 | | Paul Linsky and Rebecca L. Rausch relative to gender identity on certain identification issued by |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Transportation. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3521 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2section 8M the following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 8N. The registry of motor vehicles shall permit a person submitting an |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4application under sections 8, 8B, or 8E of this chapter or section 34B of chapter 138 to designate |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5“X” for gender in lieu of “male” or “female” on an application for a driver’s license, learner’s |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6permit, identification card or liquor purchase identification card. No documentation shall be |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7required for such designations. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other general or specific law to the contrary, the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9registry of motor vehicles shall, not later than November 1, 2025, permit a person submitting an 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10application under sections 8, 8B, or 8E of chapter 90 or section 34B of chapter 138 to designate |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11“X” for gender in lieu of “male” or “female” on an application for a driver’s license, learner’s |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12permit, identification card or liquor purchase identification card. No documentation shall be |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13required for such designations. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 SECTION 3. The registrar of motor vehicles may promulgate regulations to implement |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15this act. The regulations may be amended, as appropriate, to allow for a person submitting an |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16application under sections 8, 8B or 8E of chapter 90 or section 34B of chapter 138 to designate |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17“X” and additional designations for gender in lieu of “X”, “male” or “female” if such additional |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18designation appropriately reflects the gender identity of applications. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19 SECTION 4. Section 1 shall take effect on November 1, 2025. |
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