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H1919 • 2025

An Act prohibiting body size discrimination

An Act prohibiting body size discrimination

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Sponsor
Tram T. Nguyen
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act prohibiting body size discrimination

An Act prohibiting body size discrimination By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act prohibiting body size discrimination 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.

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  • 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. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-11-26 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-11-25 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-04:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-11-14 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  7. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act prohibiting body size discrimination
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.

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Bill H.1919

SECTION 1. Section 89 of chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 98 and 349, in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight,”.

SECTION 2. Section 5 of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 11, the following words:- “height or weight,”.

SECTION 3. Section 12B of said chapter 76 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 196, the following words:- “height or weight,”.

SECTION 4. Section 3 of chapter 151B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 17 and 64, in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.

SECTION 5. Section 4 of said chapter 151B, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in lines 3, 187, 202, 210, 221, 230, 264, 291, 298, 309, 359, 367, 377, 477, 488, 493, 500, 633, 644, 655, 821, and 831 in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.

SECTION 6. Section 2 of chapter 151C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “race,”, in lines 5 and 18, in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight,”.

SECTION 7. Section 2A of said chapter 151C, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “race,”, in lines 9 and 15, in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight,”.

SECTION 8. Section 2 of chapter 151E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “sex,”, in lines 14 and 22, in each instance, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.

SECTION 9. Section 92A of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 10, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.

SECTION 10. Section 98 of said chapter 272, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “identity,”, in line 3, the following words:- “height or weight, unless for the purposes of compliance with any established state, federal, or industry safety standard,”.

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