Text of MA H 3070 (2019)

1 of 4 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 840 FILED ON: 1/15/2019 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3070 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: David Paul Linsky _________________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: An Act relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: David Paul Linsky 5th Middlesex Jack Patrick Lewis 7th Middlesex Tami L. Gouveia 14th Middlesex Rebecca L. Rausch Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex Carmine Lawrence Gentile 13th Middlesex Kay Khan 11th Middlesex Natalie M. Blais 1st Franklin Harriette L. Chandler First Worcester Sonia Chang-Diaz Second Suffolk Joanne M. Comerford Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester Mike Connolly 26th Middlesex Julian Cyr Cape and Islands Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk Mindy Domb 3rd Hampshire James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester Tricia Farley-Bouvier 3rd Berkshire Paul R. Feeney Bristol and Norfolk Dylan A. Fernandes Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket 2 of 4 Patricia A. Haddad 5th Bristol James K. Hawkins 2nd Bristol Jonathan Hecht 29th Middlesex Natalie M. Higgins 4th Worcester Kate Hogan 3rd Middlesex Patricia D. Jehlen Second Middlesex Patrick Joseph Kearney 4th Plymouth Mary S. Keefe 15th Worcester David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf 17th Worcester Jason M. Lewis Fifth Middlesex Jay D. Livingstone 8th Suffolk Elizabeth A. Malia 11th Suffolk Christina A. Minicucci 14th Essex Michael O. Moore Second Worcester Tram T. Nguyen 18th Essex Sarah K. Peake 4th Barnstable Denise Provost 27th Middlesex Maria Duaime Robinson 6th Middlesex David M. Rogers 24th Middlesex Thomas M. Stanley 9th Middlesex Tommy Vitolo 15th Norfolk 3 of 4 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 840 FILED ON: 1/15/2019 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3070 By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3070) of David Paul Linsky and others relative to gender identity on certain identification issued by the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Transportation. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court (2019-2020) _______________ An Act relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after 2 section 8M the following section:- 3 Section 8N. The registry of motor vehicles shall permit a person submitting an 4 application under sections 8, 8B, or 8E of this chapter or section 34B of chapter 138 to designate 5 “X” for gender in lieu of “male” or “female” on an application for a driver’s license, learner’s 6 permit, identification card or liquor purchase identification card. No documentation shall be 7 required for such designations. 8 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other general or specific law to the contrary, the 9 registry of motor vehicles shall, not later than November 1, 2019, permit a person submitting an 10 application under sections 8, 8B, or 8E of chapter 90 or section 34B of chapter 138 to designate 11 “X” for gender in lieu of “male” or “female” on an application for a driver’s license, learner’s 4 of 4 12 permit, identification card or liquor purchase identification card. No documentation shall be 13 required for such designations. 14 SECTION 3. The registrar of motor vehicles may promulgate regulations to implement 15 this act. The regulations may be amended, as appropriate, to allow for a person submitting an 16 application under sections 8, 8B or 8E of chapter 90 or section 34B of chapter 138 to designate 17 “X” and additional designations for gender in lieu of “X”, “male” or “female” if such additional 18 designation appropriately reflects the gender identity of applications. 19 SECTION 4. Section 1 shall take effect on November 1, 2019.