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S1246

194th

An Act to add sex and gender as protected classes for crime prosecutions

StatusActive Amendments0 SponsorRebecca L. Rausch CommitteeNot yet assigned

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By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1246) of Rebecca L. Rausch and William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to the addition of sex and gender as a protected class category for crime prosecutions. The Judiciary.

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Date	Branch	Action
2/5/2026	Senate	2/5/2026 SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
11/26/2025	Joint	11/26/2025 JointHearing rescheduled to 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time
11/25/2025	Joint	11/25/2025 JointHearing rescheduled to 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-04:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual — Hearing updated to New End Time
11/14/2025	Joint	11/14/2025 JointHearing scheduled for 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in A-2
2/27/2025	House	2/27/2025 HouseHouse concurred
2/27/2025	Senate	2/27/2025 SenateReferred to the committee on The Judiciary

Cosponsor
Rebecca L. Rausch Primary sponsor
William N. Brownsberger

Committee	Recommendation	Vote
J19	Favorable	1 entries

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▸SECTION 39

of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (a) by inserting in line 4, after the words “national origin” the following words:- , sex, gender.

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	Section 39 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (a) by inserting in line 4, after the words “national origin” the following words:- , sex, gender.