MA S924

Bill

Denying paternity rights to perpetrators of rape

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to deny paternity rights to rapists. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to deny paternity rights to perpetrators of rape. It proposes amending the existing law to state that if a court finds clear and convincing evidence that a child was conceived through an act of rape, the court shall not establish paternity in favor of the perpetrator or grant the perpetrator custody, visitation rights, or any other parental rights. However, the bill still allows the court to order the perpetrator to pay child support and does not limit the child's right to inherit from or through the perpetrator.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (10)

Diana Dizoglio (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Ed Kennedy (D), Mike Moore (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Becca Rausch (D), Andy Vargas (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S924

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S924
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S924.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1564	Imposing a life sentence as punishment for a second or subsequent conviction of the crime of rape	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3295	Protecting survivors of rape and their children	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3309	Amending the statute of limitations relating to civil rights actions and criminal prosecutions for the sexual assault and rape of a child	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3310	Relative to the age of consent in certain criminal prosecutions and civil actions for sexual assault and rape of a child	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3882	To protect victims of rape and children conceived during the commission of said offense	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S914	Protecting survivors of rape and their children	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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