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MA H1714

Relative to parentage to promote children's security

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Introduced
03/29/2021
In Committee
03/29/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the rights and protections of children. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to promote children's security by amending the rights and protections of children in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: - Establishing that every child has the same rights and protections under law regardless of the marital status or gender of the parents or the circumstances of the child's birth. - Replacing the term "paternity" with the gender-neutral term "parentage" throughout the relevant laws. - Expanding the circumstances under which parentage can be established, including through assisted reproduction and surrogacy agreements. - Providing rules for establishing parentage, including presumptions, voluntary acknowledgments, and court adjudications. - Allowing for the possibility of a child having more than two legal parents in certain circumstances. - Protecting the privacy of records related to parentage proceedings. - Establishing the Massachusetts Parentage Act to comprehensively address issues of parentage, including through assisted reproduction and surrogacy agreements. This bill is intended to promote children's security by ensuring equal rights and protections for all children regardless of family structure, and by providing clear and comprehensive rules for establishing legal parentage.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (44)

Kay Khan (D)*,  Brian Ashe (D),  Ruth Balser (D),  Christine Barber (D),  Mike Barrett (D),  Harriette Chandler (D),  Michelle Ciccolo (D),  Jo Comerford (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Julian Cyr (D),  Carol Doherty (D),  Mindy Domb (D),  Dan Donahue (D),  Nika Elugardo (D),  Colleen Garry (D),  Ken Gordon (D),  Tami Gouveia (D),  Danielle Gregoire (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Hannah Kane (R),  Meghan Kilcoyne (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Jason Lewis (D),  Elizabeth Malia (D),  Paul Mark (D),  Paul McMurtry (D),  Christina Minicucci (D),  Leonard Mirra (R),  Mike Moore (D),  Susan Moran (D),  Steve Owens (D),  Alice Peisch (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Adam Scanlon (D),  Dan Sena (D),  Tom Stanley (D),  Bruce Tarr (R),  Chynah Tyler (D),  Steve Ultrino (D),  Erika Uyterhoeven (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D),  Steve Xiarhos (R), 

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5205 (on 09/01/2022)
(2 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1714
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1714.pdf
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