MA H210

Bill

Empowering the office of the child advocate to enforce its statutory duties

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 powers of the Child Advocate to appear, intervene in or bring actions on behalf the Commonwealth. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

AI Summary

This bill empowers the Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) to represent, appear, intervene in, or bring actions on behalf of the Commonwealth or any child in any state or federal proceeding where matters related to the OCA's statutory duties are at issue. This expands the OCA's authority beyond what is currently allowed under state law, enabling the OCA to more effectively enforce its duties to protect the interests of children.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (12)

Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D)*, John Barrett (D), David DeCoste (R), Marcos Devers (D), Carol Doherty (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Pat Duffy (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Mary Keefe (D), Joe McKenna (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4908 (on 06/24/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H210

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H210
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H210.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1558	Clarifying the child advocate’s authority to access juvenile records	No further action taken	Similar To
H1579	Relative to juvenile court reporting requirements	No further action taken	Similar To
H4908	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H887	Establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1177	Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties	Accompanied a new draft, see H4681	Similar To
S1331	Relative to the effective enforcement of municipal ordinances and by-laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S139	To eliminate disproportionality and inequities for at-risk children	Accompanied a study order, see S2914	Similar To
S1573	Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1579	To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1752	Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel	Accompanied H2568	Similar To
S1777	Relative to compensation for Captains in the Environmental Police	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2310	Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2642	Similar To
S2490	Relative to enhanced enforcement of swimming limitations	Accompanied a study order, see S2734	Similar To
S76	To enhance enforcement against unlicensed marijuana operators	Accompanied a study order, see S2661	Similar To
S81	Creating a Center on Child Wellness and Trauma	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S922	Clarifying the child advocate’s authority to access juvenile records	Accompanied H1558	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1558

Clarifying the child advocate’s authority to access juvenile records

No further action taken

Similar To

H1579

Relative to juvenile court reporting requirements

No further action taken

Similar To

H4908

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H887

Establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1177

Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties

Accompanied a new draft, see H4681

Similar To

S1331

Relative to the effective enforcement of municipal ordinances and by-laws

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S139

To eliminate disproportionality and inequities for at-risk children

Accompanied a study order, see S2914

Similar To

S1573

Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1579

To protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1752

Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel

Accompanied H2568

Similar To

S1777

Relative to compensation for Captains in the Environmental Police

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2310

Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2642

Similar To

S2490

Relative to enhanced enforcement of swimming limitations

Accompanied a study order, see S2734

Similar To

S76

To enhance enforcement against unlicensed marijuana operators

Accompanied a study order, see S2661

Similar To

S81

Creating a Center on Child Wellness and Trauma

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S922

Clarifying the child advocate’s authority to access juvenile records

Accompanied H1558

Similar To

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