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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3639 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1675
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michelle M. DuBois
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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 to advance hate-crime protections for victims who are targeted due to their gender.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3639 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1675
By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1675) of
Michelle M. DuBois relative to hate-crime protections for victims targeted due to gender. The
Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1473 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to advance hate-crime protections for victims who are targeted due to their gender.
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 39 of Chapter 265 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended in line 4 by inserting after the words “national origin, ” the following: “sex,
3gender,”