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Introduced Session
187th General Court
Bill Summary
For legislation to exclude parental consent requirements for persons who have been convicted of murdering the other parent. The Judiciary.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to amend existing law, specifically Section 26 of chapter 119 of the General Laws, to remove the requirement for parental consent in certain situations involving child protection. The key change is that a parent who has been convicted of murdering the child's other parent, or of aiding, abetting, attempting, conspiring, or soliciting such a murder, will no longer be able to provide consent for matters related to the child's protection under this section of the law. This amendment aims to improve child protection by ensuring that individuals convicted of such severe crimes against a child's other parent cannot influence decisions regarding the child's welfare.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (17)
Brad Jones (R)*,
Jay Barrows (R),
Matthew Beaton (R),
Angelo D'Emilia (R),
Viriato deMacedo (R),
Geoffrey Diehl (R),
Kim Ferguson (R),
Paul Frost (R),
Susan Gifford (R),
Sheila Harrington (R),
Donald Humason (R),
Kevin Kuros (R),
Steven Levy (R),
George Peterson (R),
Elizabeth Poirier (R),
Todd Smola (R),
Donald Wong (R),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4364 (on 07/31/2012)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H2829 | 11/24/2016 |
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/187/H2829 | 04/25/2013 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/PDF?billId=8926&generalCourtId=1 | 08/25/2012 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/BillHtml/8926?generalCourtId=1 | 05/28/2012 |
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