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MA H4750

MA H4750
To ensure legal parentage equality

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Introduced
06/12/2024
In Committee
07/29/2024
Crossed Over
07/30/2024
Passed
Dead
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. The key provisions of the bill include: - Repealing Section 4B of Chapter 46 of the General Laws, which related to paternity. - Amending Section 13 of Chapter 46 to replace references to "paternity" with "parentage" and allow for the original issuance or amendment of birth certificates to include information relating to the parentage of a child. - Amending Chapter 209C to replace terminology related to "paternity" and "child born out of wedlock" with more inclusive language related to "parentage" and "nonmarital children." - Defining key terms related to parentage, assisted reproduction, and surrogacy arrangements. - Establishing presumptions of parentage and provisions for the adjudication of competing claims of parentage. - Outlining requirements and procedures for gestational and genetic surrogacy agreements. - Providing that the court shall update existing forms and promulgate new forms to permit pro se filing under Chapter 209C. - Specifying an effective date of January 1, 2025 for the act. The bill aims to modernize Massachusetts law to ensure equal treatment and recognition of diverse family structures and methods of achieving parentage, such as assisted reproduction and surrogacy.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

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), 

Last Action

Reported by H4970 (on 08/01/2024)
(4 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4750
BillText https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4750.pdf
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