MA S1124

Bill

To promote efficiency in co-parent adoption

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd 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 allows married couples or unmarried parents who have had a child through assisted reproduction to petition for adoption of the child to establish or affirm their legal parentage. The bill outlines specific requirements for the adoption petition and streamlines the process by waiving certain standard requirements, such as home studies, criminal record checks, and minimum residency periods. The court is required to grant the adoption within 30 days if the petition is complete and the legal requirements are met. The bill also specifies that the court does not need to require notice or consent from a donor who provided the gametes or embryos used in the assisted reproduction.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (8)

Becca Rausch (D)*, Julian Cyr (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4715 (on 04/21/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1124

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1124
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1124.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1550	Ensuring the efficiency of protective order hearings	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1712	To promote efficiency in co-parent adoptions	Accompanied a new draft, see H4715	Similar To
H4715	To promote efficiency in co-parent adoptions	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1840	Providing home energy efficiency audits as a benefit of employment	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
S2076	Establishing a special commission to identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state agencies, programs, and services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2103	Promoting governmental efficiency	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2113	Establishing a commission on government accountability, economy, and efficiency	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S2147	To improve outdoor lighting, conserve energy, and increase dark-sky visibility	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S359	Relative to school operational efficiency	Accompanied H596	Similar To

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