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H1068 • 2025

An Act relative to Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance

An Act relative to Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance

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Sponsor
Thomas P. Walsh
Last action
2026-01-22
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance

An Act relative to Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance By Representative Walsh of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance By Representative Walsh of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1068) of Thomas P.
  • Walsh relative to ensuring equal accommodations for sexes in Department of Conservation and Recreation owned facilities.
  • Environment and Natural Resources.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

  2. 2026-01-20 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  3. 2025-11-26 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  4. 2025-11-26 House

    Rules suspended

  5. 2025-11-26 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  6. 2025-11-03 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  7. 2025-10-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  8. 2025-09-26 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  9. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources

  10. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance
By Representative Walsh of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1068) of Thomas P. Walsh relative to ensuring equal accommodations for sexes in Department of Conservation and Recreation owned facilities. Environment and Natural Resources.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1068

Section 3C of Chapter 21 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection at the end thereof:

(b) The annual budget as promulgated in chapter 21 section 3C shall include a work timeline and related efforts the department has made and is scheduled to make in guaranteeing compliance with the federal Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1972 ensuring equal accommodations for sexes in Department of Conservation and Recreation owned facilities.

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