SENATE, No. 1072

By Ms. Walsh, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1072) of Marian Walsh, Benjamin Swan and Frank I. Smizik for legislation relative to the statute of limitations for unlawful discrimination. The Judiciary

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

In the Year Two Thousand and Five.


AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 5 of Chapter 151B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2000 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 171, the words "six months" and by inserting in place thereof the words:- three years.