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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1235 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1919
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 Essex1/14/2025Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex1/21/2025 1 of 3
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1235 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1919
By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1919) of
Tram T. Nguyen and Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to prohibit body size discrimination. The
Judiciary.
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 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 2022
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 appearing in the 2022
5Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 11, the
6following words:- “height or weight,”.
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 196, the following words:-
9“height or weight,”.
10 SECTION 4. Section 3 of chapter 151B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
11Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 17 and 64, in 2 of 3
12each instance, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance
13with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.
14 SECTION 5. Section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
15inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 3, 187, 202, 210, 221, 230, 264, 291, 298, 309, 359,
16367, 377, 477, 488, 493, 500, 633, 644, 655, 821, and 831 in each instance, the following words:-
17“height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or
18industry safety standard,”.
19 SECTION 6. Section 2 of chapter 151C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
20Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “race,”, in lines 5 and 18, in each
21instance, the following words:- “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 appearing in the 2022
26Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “sex,”, in lines 14 and 22, in each
27instance, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with
28any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.
29 SECTION 9. Section 92A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
30Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 10, the
31following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established
32state, federal, or industry safety 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,”.