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MA H80
Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to use of gender in the Massachusetts Constitution
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Introduced
02/22/2019
02/22/2019
In Committee
02/22/2019
02/22/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to use of gender in the Constitution of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary.
AI Summary
This bill proposes a legislative amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution to replace the use of the pronoun "he" with the gender-neutral pronoun "they" throughout the document. The goal is to recognize and honor that the Massachusetts Constitution refers to all residents without regard to gender.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (10)
Michelle Ciccolo (D),
Mindy Domb (D),
Nika Elugardo (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Christina Minicucci (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Alyson Sullivan (R),
Last Action
Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file (on 04/25/2019)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H80 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H80.pdf |
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