MA S1013

Bill

MA S1013

To promote efficiency in co-parent adoptions

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 promote efficiency in co-parent adoptions. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote efficiency in co-parent adoptions. It amends Chapter 210 of the General Laws to allow spouses or presumptive non-marital parents, who have a child through assisted reproduction, to file a petition for adoption to affirm their parentage. The bill outlines the required documentation for the petition, including the marriage certificate or declarations of parentage, and exempts the petitioners from certain requirements, such as in-person hearings, home studies, and criminal background checks. The court is required to grant the adoption upon finding that the petitioners were married or have no competing claims of parentage at the time of the child's birth.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (6)

Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Paul Feeney (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Becca Rausch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H1485 (on 02/06/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1013

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1013
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1013.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1363	Relative to improving the administration and efficiency of the judicial system	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1485	To promote efficiency in co-parent adoptions	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading	Replaced by
H2740	Promoting governmental efficiency	Accompanied a new draft, see S2725	Similar To
H2820	Relative to energy efficiency education	Accompanied a study order, see H4405	Similar To
H2889	Relative to green jobs	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H724	Providing for more efficient wetlands	Accompanied a study order, see H5116	Similar To
S1828	Relative to government efficiency	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1873	Establishing a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies, programs, and services	Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1986	Relative to Energy Savings Efficiency (Energy SAVE)	New draft substituted, see S2478	Similar To

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