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MA H4970

MA H4970
To ensure legal parentage equality

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Introduced
08/01/2024
In Committee
08/01/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
08/01/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/08/2024

Introduced Session

193rd General Court

Bill Summary

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment of the House Bill to ensure legal parentage equality (House, No. 4750), reports recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4970).

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure legal parentage equality. It makes several changes to existing laws, including: - Updating terminology from "paternity" to "parentage" throughout relevant statutes to be more inclusive of diverse family structures. - Establishing that a child shall have the same rights and protections under the law to parentage regardless of the marital status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation of their parents. - Defining key terms related to assisted reproduction and surrogacy arrangements, and outlining the legal process for establishing parentage in these situations. - Providing guidance on voluntary acknowledgments of parentage, presumptions of parentage, and the adjudication of competing claims of parentage. - Establishing procedures for gestational and genetic surrogacy agreements, including requirements for the parties involved and the enforceability of such agreements. - Directing the trial court to update existing forms and promulgate new ones to allow people to prepare and file these forms pro se. 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), 

Last Action

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 166 of the Acts of 2024 (on 08/08/2024)
(3 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4970
BillText https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4970.pdf
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