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MA H1252

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jay Livingstone

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Adds "gender identity" as a protected category to Massachusetts insurance law (Chapter 175), placing it alongside existing protections based on sex
  • Defines gender identity as a person's gender-related identity, appearance, or behavior, whether or not different from that traditionally associated with assigned sex at birth
  • Allows gender identity to be demonstrated through medical history, treatment records, consistent assertion of identity, or other evidence showing it is sincerely held as part of core identity
  • Amends four sections of insurance law (Sections 4C, 24A, 120F, and 122) to add gender identity protections
  • Effective date: January 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Relative to gender identity in insurance

Last Action

Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

5/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Financial Services2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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