MA H1892

Bill

Granting equal access to original birth certificates to all persons born in Massachusetts

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
07/29/2020

Crossed Over
07/27/2020

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to access to original birth certificates to persons born in the Commonwealth. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to grant equal access to original birth certificates to all persons born in Massachusetts, regardless of the date of their birth. The bill proposes to strike out the existing language in the law that limits access to original birth certificates for individuals born on or before July 17, 1974 or on or after January 1, 2008. This change would effectively remove the date restrictions, allowing all individuals born in Massachusetts to access their original birth certificates.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (44)

Daniel Cullinane (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Ruth Balser (D), Donnie Berthiaume (R), Dan Carey (D), Josh Cutler (D), Angelo D'Emilia (R), Marjorie Decker (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Carole Fiola (D), Sean Garballey (D), Susan Gifford (R), Ken Gordon (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Kate Hogan (D), Steven Howitt (R), Brad Jones (R), Louis Kafka (D), Hannah Kane (R), Kay Khan (D), David LeBoeuf (D), David Linsky (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Joe McKenna (R), Paul McMurtry (D), Brian Murray (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Smitty Pignatelli (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Robertson (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Jeff Roy (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tom Stanley (D), Bruce Tarr (R), Dean Tran (R), Steve Ultrino (D), John Velis (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (on 07/29/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1892

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1892
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1892.pdf

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S1936	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
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