MA H1487

Bill

Prohibiting discrimination against adults with disabilities in family and juvenile court proceedings

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to adults with disabilities in family and juvenile court proceedings. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits discrimination against adults with disabilities in family and juvenile court proceedings. It defines key terms like "adaptive parenting equipment" and "supportive parenting services," and requires courts to make specific findings before considering a parent's disability as a negative factor in custody, parenting time, child welfare, and guardianship decisions. The bill aims to ensure that parents with disabilities are provided accommodations to enable them to care for their children, and that their disabilities are not used against them without evidence that the disability poses a risk to the child that cannot be mitigated.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (42)

Bruce Ayers (D), Christine Barber (D), Mike Barrett (D), Paul Brodeur (D), Mike Connolly (D), Mark Cusack (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Ken Gordon (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Bradford Hill (R), Kate Hogan (D), Kay Khan (D), John Lawn (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jack Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Liz Miranda (D), Matt Muratore (R), James Murphy (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Jim O'Day (D), Alice Peisch (D), Denise Provost (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Bruce Tarr (R), José Tosado (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Tom Walsh (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5148 (on 11/25/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1487

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1487
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1487.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H172	Relating to authorizing supported decision-making agreements for certain adults with disabilities	Accompanied a new draft, see H4349	Similar To
H2719	Prohibiting discrimination in state contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H2800	Relative to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see H5103	Similar To
H5148	Study Order - Judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1806	Ensuring uniformity in education discrimination complaint procedures	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1858	Relative to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2401	Protecting injured workers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2416	Prohibiting discrimination in insurance on the basis of having a naloxone prescription	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S901	To enhance investigations of sexual harassment and discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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