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MA S2209

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Rausch

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Automatically disqualifies any person, organization, or entity found to have violated Massachusetts anti-discrimination law (Chapter 151B) from acting or registering as a lobbyist for 4 years from the date of final determination

  • Extends the disqualification to organizations that discriminate against their own members based on protected class status, even without an employment relationship

  • Requires the Secretary of State to establish an adjudicatory process to receive and review complaints of member discrimination by organizations seeking to lobby

  • Amends Section 45 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws by adding a new subsection (n)

Legislative Description

Protecting against discrimination in lobbying

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2943

2/9/2026

Committee Referrals

State Administration and Regulatory Oversight2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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