MA S1652

Bill

Reducing the costs for adoption

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 reduce the costs for adoption. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a tax credit for licensed Massachusetts attorneys who provide pro bono legal services for at least one adoption case per year. The credit is set at $500 per adoption case, with a maximum of $2,500 in each taxable year. The purpose of this bill is to reduce the costs for adoption by providing a financial incentive for attorneys to offer their services at no cost to individuals or families pursuing adoption.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (4)

David DeCoste (R), Ryan Fattman (R), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Mike Soter (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5080 (on 11/02/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1652

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1652
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1652.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1084	Assuring prompt access to health care	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1492	Expanding access to adoption	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2158	Relative to cost of living adjustments for retired public employees of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H5080	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H67	Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2018 compared with such index for the year 2017.	Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1	Similar To
H798	To reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings	Accompanied S520	Similar To
S1235	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2433	Similar To
S1487	Relative to the cost of living adjustment for state and teacher retirees	Accompanied a new draft, see S2798	Similar To
S1929	Requiring the timely adoption of greenhouse gas emission limits for the year 2030	Accompanied S1925	Similar To
S2433	Relative to step therapy and patient safety	New draft substituted, see S2843	Similar To
S561	Empowering health care consumers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S710	To ensure timely health care cost reporting	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1084

Assuring prompt access to health care

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1492

Expanding access to adoption

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H2158

Relative to cost of living adjustments for retired public employees of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H5080

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H67

Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2018 compared with such index for the year 2017.

Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2019 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1

Similar To

H798

To reduce solid waste, increase recycling and generate municipal cost savings

Accompanied S520

Similar To

S1235

Relative to step therapy and patient safety

Accompanied a new draft, see S2433

Similar To

S1487

Relative to the cost of living adjustment for state and teacher retirees

Accompanied a new draft, see S2798

Similar To

S1929

Requiring the timely adoption of greenhouse gas emission limits for the year 2030

Accompanied S1925

Similar To

S2433

Relative to step therapy and patient safety

New draft substituted, see S2843

Similar To

S561

Empowering health care consumers

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S710

To ensure timely health care cost reporting

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

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