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Introduced
03/29/2021
03/29/2021
In Committee
11/02/2021
11/02/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
192nd General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to expanding access to adoption. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.
AI Summary
This bill aims to expand access to adoption by amending the existing law to remove the requirement that an adoptive parent must be a sibling, uncle, or aunt of the child being adopted. The bill removes the language specifying these familial relationships, allowing for a broader range of individuals to be eligible for adoption.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (33)
Jack Lewis (D)*,
Brian Ashe (D),
Carol Doherty (D),
Paul Donato (D),
Shawn Dooley (R),
Pat Duffy (D),
Carolyn Dykema (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Colleen Garry (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Jessica Giannino (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Brad Jones (R),
Hannah Kane (R),
Patrick Kearney (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Kathy LaNatra (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D),
Susan Moran (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Steve Owens (D),
Smitty Pignatelli (D),
Dave Robertson (D),
Maria Robinson (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Bud Williams (D),
Steve Xiarhos (R),
Jon Zlotnik (D),
Last Action
No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H243 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H243.pdf |
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