Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1249 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2132 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1249
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Rebecca L. Rausch
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act prohibiting body size discrimination.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex 1 of 3
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2132 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1249
18	18	By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1249) of Rebecca L. Rausch for
19	19	legislation to prohibit body size discrimination. The Judiciary.
20	20	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
21	21	SEE SENATE, NO. 1108 OF 2023-2024.]
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
23	23	_______________
24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
25	25	(2025-2026)
26	26	_______________
27	27	An Act prohibiting body size discrimination.
28	28	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
29	29	of the same, as follows:
30	30	1 SECTION 1. Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
31	31	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 98 and 349, in
32	32	3each instance, the following words:- “height or weight,”.
33	33	4 SECTION 2. Section 5 of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
34	34	5Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 11, the
35	35	6following words:- “height or weight,”.
36	36	7 SECTION 3. Section 12B of said chapter 76, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
37	37	8inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 196, the following words:- “height or weight,”.
38	38	9 SECTION 4. Section 3 of chapter 151B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
39	39	10Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 17 and 64, in 2 of 3
40	40	11each instance, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance
41	41	12with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.
42	42	13 SECTION 5. Section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
43	43	14inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 3, 187, 202, 210, 221, 230, 264, 291, 298, 309, 359,
44	44	15367, 377, 477, 488, 493, 500, 633, 644, 655, 821, and 831 in each instance, the following words:-
45	45	16“height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or
46	46	17industry safety standard,”.
47	47	18 SECTION 6. Section 2 of chapter 151C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
48	48	19Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “race,”, in lines 5 and 18, in each
49	49	20instance, the following words:- “height or weight,”.
50	50	21 SECTION 7. Section 2A of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
51	51	22inserting after the word “race,”, in lines 9 and 15, in each instance, the following words:- “height
52	52	23or weight,”.
53	53	24 SECTION 8. Section 2 of chapter 151E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
54	54	25Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “sex,”, in lines 14 and 22, in each
55	55	26instance, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with
56	56	27any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.
57	57	28 SECTION 9. Section 92A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
58	58	29Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 10, the
59	59	30following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established
60	60	31state, federal, or industry safety standard,”. 3 of 3
61	61	32 SECTION 10. Section 98 of said chapter 272, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
62	62	33inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 3, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for
63	63	34the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.