MA H1792

Bill

MA H1792

To create access to justice

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to create access to justice. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to create access to justice by prohibiting units of government from directly or indirectly discriminating against individuals based on protected characteristics, such as race, disability, or age. The bill allows individuals or organizations to file civil lawsuits against units of government for violations, and it establishes the legal standards for proving discriminatory effect and justification. The bill is intended to be interpreted broadly to achieve the goal of eradicating discrimination by units of government, whether intentional or through unjustified discriminatory effects.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (44)

Adrian Madaro (D)*, Joan Meschino (D)*, Jim Arciero (D), Christine Barber (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mike Connolly (D), Edward Coppinger (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), William Driscoll Jr. (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Brandy Fluker Fluker-Reid (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Ken Gordon (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Patrick Kearney (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Jay Livingstone (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Frank Moran (D), Brian Murray (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Steve Owens (D), Ted Philips (D), Dave Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Dan Sena (D), Tom Stanley (D), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5170 (on 09/01/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1792

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1792
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1792.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1521	To improve access to justice during the COVID-19 state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1732	Relative to the intimidation of witnesses and interfering with justice	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1749	For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1920	Relative to juvenile justice	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2500	Relative to access to constitutional rights	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H4120	Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks	Accompanied a study order, see H5219	Similar To
H5170	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H865	Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S1304	Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1346	Relative to PEG access and cable related funds	No further action taken	Similar To
S1543	Relative to access to community corrections	Accompanied a study order, see S2763	Similar To
S1578	To provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement	Accompanied a study order, see S2969	Similar To
S192	To provide increased access to hearing aids	Accompanied S211	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2519	To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S357	To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs	Accompanied a new draft, see S2749	Similar To
S484	Modernizing access and improving laws in voting	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S629	Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S765	To increase access to urgent care centers	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S806	Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see S2917	Similar To
S996	To create access to justice	Accompanied a study order, see S2838	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1521

To improve access to justice during the COVID-19 state of emergency

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1732

Relative to the intimidation of witnesses and interfering with justice

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1749

For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1920

Relative to juvenile justice

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2500

Relative to access to constitutional rights

Accompanied a study order, see H5190

Similar To

H4120

Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks

Accompanied a study order, see H5219

Similar To

H5170

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H865

Expanding pleasure boat access to Boston Harbor

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

S1304

Expanding access to patient centered care for opioid use disorder

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1346

Relative to PEG access and cable related funds

No further action taken

Similar To

S1543

Relative to access to community corrections

Accompanied a study order, see S2763

Similar To

S1578

To provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement

Accompanied a study order, see S2969

Similar To

S192

To provide increased access to hearing aids

Accompanied S211

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2519

To establish free access to ride to elections in Massachusetts (FARE)

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S357

To increase student access to career technical education schools and programs which are aligned with regional labor market needs

Accompanied a new draft, see S2749

Similar To

S484

Modernizing access and improving laws in voting

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S629

Improving lives by ensuring access to brain injury treatment

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S765

To increase access to urgent care centers

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S806

Relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see S2917

Similar To

S996

To create access to justice

Accompanied a study order, see S2838

Similar To

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