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Panel Backs Bill to Remove Archaic Language from State Law
3743343 · June 10, 2025
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Summary
Advocates and lawmakers urged the committee to replace outdated terms such as the "R-word" in Massachusetts General Laws with respectful terminology consistent with federal changes.
Lawmakers and disability advocates told the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities that Massachusetts should remove archaic and demeaning language from state law, following the lead of the federal change known as Rosa's Law.
Rep. Mike Garbally and others presented House 232 (Senate 137), which would replace terms such as "handicapped" and…
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