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S2120 • 2025

An Act relative to removing the term hearing impaired from the general laws

An Act relative to removing the term hearing impaired from the general laws

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Sponsor
Cynthia Stone Creem
Last action
2026-06-23
Official status
New draft substituted (Creem), see S3142
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to removing the term hearing impaired from the general laws

An Act relative to removing the term hearing impaired from the general laws By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to removing the term hearing impaired from the general laws By Ms.
  • Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2120) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation to remove the term hearing impaired from the general laws.
  • State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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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. 2026-06-23 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  2. 2026-06-23 Senate

    Read third

  3. 2026-06-23 Senate

    New draft substituted (Creem), see S3142

  4. 2026-03-30 Senate

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

  5. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2025-12-24 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

  8. 2025-10-08 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:55 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  9. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in 222 and Virtual Hearing location changed

  10. 2025-09-24 Joint

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

  11. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

  12. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to removing the term hearing impaired from the general laws
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2120) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation to remove the term hearing impaired from the general laws. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

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Bill S.2120

SECTION 1. Section 196 of chapter 6, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 17, the words “hearing–impaired” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “deaf or hard of hearing”

SECTION 2. Section 23 of chapter 32A, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 17, the words “hearing impaired” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “deaf or hard of hearing”

SECTION 3. Section 1 of chapter 129, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 20, the words “hearing–impaired” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “hard of hearing”

SECTION 4. Section 4 of chapter 151B, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in paragraphs 6, 7 and 7A, the words “hearing impaired” and inserting in place thereof in each instance, the following words:- “deaf or hard of hearing”

SECTION 5. Section 47X of chapter 175, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 34, the words “hearing–impaired” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “deaf or hard of hearing"

SECTION 6. Section 8Y of chapter 176A, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 28, the words “hearing impaired” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “deaf or hard of hearing”

SECTION 7. Section 4EE of chapter 176B, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, the words “hearing impaired” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “deaf or hard of hearing”

SECTION 8. Section 4N of chapter 176G, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 23, the words “hearing impaired” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “deaf or hard of hearing”

SECTION 9. Section 92A of chapter 221, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, each time they appear, the words “hearing–impaired” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following words:- “hard of hearing”

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