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Introduced
05/28/2024
05/28/2024
In Committee
05/28/2024
05/28/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
193rd General Court
Bill Summary
To ensure legal parentage equality
AI Summary
This bill aims to ensure legal parentage equality by making the following key changes:
1. It repeals section 4B of chapter 46 and amends section 13 of chapter 46 to allow the state registrar to amend birth certificates to include information about the parentage of a child, rather than just the paternity.
2. It amends chapter 209C to ensure that every child has the same rights and protections regardless of the marital status, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation of their parents, and to update terminology from "paternity" to "parentage" throughout the chapter.
3. It adds new sections to chapter 209C to define key terms related to assisted reproduction and surrogacy, establish processes for determining parentage in these situations, and set requirements for surrogacy agreements.
4. It directs the Trial Court to update forms for use under chapter 209C to allow people to file them pro se, and renames the chapter to "Nonmarital Children and Parentage of Children".
5. The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2025.
Sponsors (62)
James Arena-Derosa (D),
Ruth Balser (D),
Christine Barber (D),
John Barrett (D),
Natalie Blais (D),
Tackey Chan (D),
Jo Comerford (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
Rob Consalvo (D),
Julian Cyr (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Mindy Domb (D),
Kate Donaghue (D),
William Driscoll Jr. (D),
Pat Duffy (D),
Rodney Elliott (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Paul Feeney (D),
Kim Ferguson (R),
Sean Garballey (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Danielle Gregoire (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Kevin Honan (D),
Hannah Kane (R),
Mary Keefe (D),
Sally Kerans (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Mike Kushmerek (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
David Linsky (D),
Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D),
Jay Livingstone (D),
Billy MacGregor (D),
Adrian Madaro (D),
Paul McMurtry (D),
Sam Montaño (D),
John Moran (D),
Brian Murray (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Steve Owens (D),
Sarah Peake (D),
Alice Peisch (D),
Ted Philips (D),
Adrianne Ramos (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Dave Robertson (D),
John Rogers (D),
Jeff Roy (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Jon Santiago (D),
Aaron Saunders (D),
Adam Scanlon (D),
Margaret Scarsdale (D),
Dawne Shand (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Bruce Tarr (R),
Erika Uyterhoeven (D),
Tommy Vitolo (D),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Other Sponsors (1)
Joint Committee on the Judiciary (Joint)
Last Action
Published as amended, see H4750 (on 06/12/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4672 |
| BillText | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4672.pdf |
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